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♂ John L. McDonald
aliasJohn L. McDonald
Record
41013 · 13340

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 2 2 4
Total 2 3 5
Birth 6 August 1894 → 129 years + 8 months ago
Lived 74 years + 6 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 11 months
Death 26 February 1969 → 55 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 3 months after 21 November 1951
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
Ontario 5 3 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Lionel Chevrier  m 
⊖ William A. Murray  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Peter T. Manley  m 
 
Eligible: 21,757 Votes: 13,977 Participation: 64.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34899(F) — 23 Dec 2022 14:55 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
PC
 1/3 5,860 42.45% +686 Loser:
LIB
 5,174 37.48% Frederick Lefebvre

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,400 Votes: 17,972 Participation: 70.76% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34990(F) — 14 Oct 2023 18:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
PC
 2/4 6,644 37.74% -2,057 Winner:
LIB
 8,701 49.43% William A. Murray
Eligible: 23,740 Votes: 17,094 Participation: 72.01% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35081(F) — 14 Oct 2023 18:09 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
PC
 1/4 6,729 39.96% +250 Loser:
LIB
 6,479 38.48% William A. Murray

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,642 Votes: 18,903 Participation: 70.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35174(F) — 24 Dec 2022 10:16 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
PC
 2/3 7,703 41.31% -1,680 Winner:
LIB
 9,383 50.32% Peter T. Manley
Eligible: 27,587 Votes: 20,999 Participation: 76.12% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23821(F) — 30 Aug 2023 21:34 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
59
PC
 2/2 7,244 34.92% -6,259 Winner:
LIB
 13,503 65.08% Lionel Chevrier

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Lawrence McDonald		 30 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Lawrence McDonald		 30 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Lawrence McDonald		 30 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Lawrence McDonald		 30 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Aug 2023 21:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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