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♂ Michael J. MacDonald
aliasMichael J. MacDonald
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 5 1 6
Birth 8 August 1909 → 114 years + 8 months ago
Lived 87 years + 10 months
First mandate 23 October 1945 → 78 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 2 months
Death 3 July 1997 → 26 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 8 months after 7 October 1963
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 17 11 10 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 45–47
CCF
 1 Party leader 44–54 01 Sep 1953 — 07 Oct 1963 10 1 6

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Michael A. Laffin  m 
 		 ⊕ Lowell Murray  m 
 
Eligible: 10,997 Votes: 7,118 Participation: 64.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18211(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
CCF
 1/3 3,860 54.34% +1,134 Loser:
LIB
 2,726 38.37% Ronald McIsaac

Service: 3 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,832 Votes: 8,396 Participation: 77.51% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
44		 Nova Scotia
9 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18237(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CCF
 1/3 3,339 41.01% +68 Loser:
LIB
 3,271 40.17% Ronald McIsaac

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,061 Votes: 9,214 Participation: 83.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18272(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CCF
 1/3 4,451 48.53% +1,635 Loser:
LIB
 2,816 30.70% Martin McPherson

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,141 Votes: 6,844 Participation: 84.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18307(F) — 16 Sep 2021 22:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
47
CCF
 1/3 2,948 43.31% +379 Loser:
LIB
 2,569 37.75% James P. McNeil

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,368 Votes: 7,240 Participation: 86.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18350(F) — 4 Nov 2021 19:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
50
CCF
 1/3 3,371 46.68% +1,407 Loser:
PC
 1,964 27.19% Lowell Murray

Service: 3 years 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,474 Votes: 6,872 Participation: 81.10% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18392(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
NDP
 2/3 2,197 32.14% -1,502 Winner:
PC
 3,699 54.12% Michael A. Laffin

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacDonald, Michael James (p. 129)		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Michael James MacDonald		 26 Aug 2023

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