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♂ William MacKay
aliasWilliam MacKay
Record
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Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 2 2 4
Total 2 3 5
Birth 11 September 1847 → 176 years + 7 months ago
Lived 68 years + 1 month
First mandate 15 June 1886 → 137 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 9 months
Death 8 November 1915 → 108 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 6 months after 19 April 1897
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 7 0 9 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 29
LC
 1 Party leader 39–42 02 Jan 1887 — 31 May 1890 3 4 29
2. NS 29
LC
 1 Opposition Leader 39–42 02 Jan 1887 — 20 May 1890 3 4 18
3. NS 31
LC
 2 Party leader 46–49 01 Apr 1894 — 30 Apr 1897 3 0 29
4. NS 31
LC
 2 Opposition Leader 47–49 02 Jan 1895 — 19 Apr 1897 2 3 17

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Colin Chisholm  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur S. Kendall  m 
⊖ John McCormick  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George H. Murray  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander Johnston  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Angus J. MacDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph McPherson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,193 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17853(F) — 2 Aug 2023 14:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LC
 2/4 1,562 60.15% +309 Loser:
LIB
 1,253 48.25% George H. Murray

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,498 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17876(F) — 2 Aug 2023 14:01 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
42
LC
 3/4 2,141 45.08% -438 Winner:
LIB
 2,579 54.31% Joseph McPherson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,851 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17899(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
46
LC
 1/4 2,885 53.17% +293 Loser:
LIB
 2,592 47.77% Joseph McPherson

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,624 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17927(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:43 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
49
LC
 4/4 2,669 42.28% -890 Winner:
LIB
 3,559 56.38% Alexander Johnston
Eligible: 13,319 Votes: 7,592 Participation: 57.00% Candidacies: 3
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20555(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
57
CONS
 2/3 3,154 42.15% -305 Winner:
LIB
 3,459 46.23% Alexander Johnston

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William McKay, Senator		 26 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William McKay, sénateur		 26 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacKay, William (p. 137)		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William MacKay (politician)		 26 Aug 2023

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