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♂ William C. Macdonald
aliasWilliam C. Macdonald
Record
37718 · 10158

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 6 May 1890 → 133 years + 11 months ago
Lived 56 years + 6 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 49 years + 10 months
Death 19 November 1946 → 77 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 7 23

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Richard A. Donahoe  m 
⊖ Gordon B. Isnor  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert E. Finn  m 
⊖ Lloyd R. Shaw  m 
 
Eligible: 68,422 Votes: 88,576 Participation: 64.73% Candidacies: 6
Federal
19		 Nova Scotia
26 March 1940
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22927(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 1/6 22,089 49.88% +3,892 Loser:
NATG
 18,197 41.09% Richard A. Donahoe

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,262 Votes: 105,010 Participation: 61.58% Candidacies: 8
Federal
20		 Nova Scotia
11 June 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23187(F) — 29 Dec 2022 15:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 2/8 23,616 44.98% +5,434 Loser:
PC
 18,182 34.63% Henry P. MacKeen
After his election:
19 Nov 1946 56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 5 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,262 Votes: 54,388 Participation: 63.79% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Nova Scotia
14 July 1947
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23370(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 24,469 44.99% John H. Dickey

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Chisholm Macdonald, M.P.		 26 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Chisholm Macdonald, député		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Chisholm Macdonald		 26 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Chisholm Macdonald		 26 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Aug 2023 15:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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