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♂ Robert H. MacKay
aliasRobert H. MacKay
Record
38003 · 10297

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Total 3 3 6
Birth 30 June 1868 → 155 years + 9 months ago
Lived 72 years + 7 months
First mandate 16 February 1909 → 115 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 7 months
Death 18 February 1941 → 83 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 3 months after 15 November 1917
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
Nova Scotia 8 8 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
7 documented challengers
⊖ John M. Baillie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert H. Graham  m 
⊖ Robert M. McGregor  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Charles E. Tanner  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas Cantley  m 
⊖ Alexander McGregor  m 
⊖ George G. Patterson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,896 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17989(F) — 7 Feb 2022 07:47 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 5/6 3,546 48.58% -71 Winner:
LC
 3,617 49.55% John M. Baillie
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,501 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
16 February 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17998(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 3,828 51.03% +155 Loser:
LC
 3,673 48.97% Charles E. Tanner

Service: 2 years 3 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,595 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18018(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 3/7 3,725 49.46% +134 Loser:
LC
 3,591 47.68% John M. Baillie

Service: 5 years 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,758 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18042(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 3/7 4,309 50.19% +99 Loser:
LC
 4,210 49.03% John W. McKay
After his election:
15 Nov 1917 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 4 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,843 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21323(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
49
LL
 2/2 6,043 47.05% -757 Winner:
UNIO
 6,800 52.95% Alexander McGregor
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,381 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18061(F) — 6 Oct 2022 08:19 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
LIB
 6,056 47.33% Robert M. McGregor
Eligible: 23,379 Votes: 17,424 Participation: 74.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Nova Scotia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21856(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:49 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 7,731 44.37% -1,962 Winner:
LC
 9,693 55.63% Thomas Cantley

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacKay, Robert Hugh (p. 137)		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Hugh MacKay		 26 Aug 2023

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