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♂ James MacDonald
aliasJames MacDonald
Record
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Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Birth 29 November 1849 → 174 years + 4 months ago
Lived 66 years + 3 months
First mandate 20 April 1897 → 127 years + 7 days ago
↳ at age 47 years + 4 months
Death 2 March 1916 → 108 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 18 9 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander Campbell  m 
⊖ John H. Jamieson  m 
⊖ Charles E. McMillan  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Moses J. Doucette  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Donald MacLennan  m 
⊖ Daniel McNeil  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,034 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17933(F) — 8 Oct 2023 20:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 2,646 65.87% +1,109 Loser:
LC
 1,537 38.26% John H. Jamieson

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,288 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17955(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/6 2,270 54.78% +944 Loser:
LC
 1,326 32.00% Charles E. McMillan

Service: 4 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,220 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17986(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/6 2,052 44.51% +512 Loser:
LIB
 1,540 33.41% H.C. Haché

Service: 4 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,753 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18015(F) — 7 Feb 2022 15:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 2/4 2,613 53.58% +339 Loser:
LC
 2,274 46.63% Thomas Gallant
After his election:
2 Mar 1916 66
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,964 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18039(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:00 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
66		 Successor:
LIB
 2,540 50.98% John C. Bourinot

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacDonald, James [2], (p. 127)		 08 Oct 2023

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