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♂ John A. McDonald
aliasJohn A. McDonald
Record
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Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 1 5
Birth 24 September 1889 → 134 years + 7 months ago
Lived 72 years + 6 months
First mandate 27 July 1920 → 103 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 10 months
Death 16 April 1962 → 62 years ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 11 months after 18 April 1945
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 16 6 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Reginald T. Caldwell  m 
⊖ George C. Nowlan  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James E. Kinsman  m 
⊖ Henry H. Wickwire  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,681 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18059(F) — 7 Feb 2022 20:42 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LIB
 2/4 4,705 56.41% +1,083 Loser:
LC
 3,622 43.42% James E. Kinsman

Service: 4 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,481 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18082(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
35
LIB
 3/4 4,963 48.46% -492 Winner:
LC
 5,455 53.27% Reginald T. Caldwell
Eligible: 14,975 Votes: 12,867 Participation: 85.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18130(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 6,700 52.35% +602 Loser:
LC
 6,098 47.65% George C. Nowlan

Service: 3 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,260 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18165(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 7,470 56.33% +1,680 Loser:
LC
 5,790 43.67% George C. Nowlan

Service: 4 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,786 Votes: 10,696 Participation: 63.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18199(F) — 8 Feb 2022 10:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 6,654 62.58% +2,676 Loser:
LC
 3,978 37.42% Raymond Crosby
After his election:
18 Apr 1945 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 5 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,151 Votes: 11,831 Participation: 65.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18227(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 7,027 59.66% David R. Sutton

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Alexander McDonald, Senator		 28 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Alexander McDonald, sénateur		 28 Sep 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McDonald, John Alexander (p. 127)		 28 Sep 2023

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