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♂ David MacKenzie
aliasDavid MacKenzie
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 2 9
Birth 12 June 1946
Age 77 years + 10 months
First mandate 28 June 2004 → 19 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 58 years
 
Mandate ended 1 year + 2 months ago (28 January 2023)
Special notes
None
 
David MacKenzie (1946– )
© Photo 2020 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Except during the Chrétien Liberal majorities from 1993 to 2004, the riding of Oxford in Ontario has been reliably Progressive Conservative or Conservative since 1953. As such, when MacKenzie retired from politics in January 2023, few doubted what the outcome of the by-election would be. But although the Conservative Arpan Khanna did win, it was with only 42.92% of the votes, as MacKenzie endorsed the Liberal David Hilderley, who received a respectable 36.43% of the votes.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 18 6 24

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John B. Finlay  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Kaye Sargent  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 67,955 Votes: 45,482 Participation: 66.93% Candidacies: 7
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3012(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
50
PC
 2/7 14,706 32.50% -1,575 Winner:
LIB
 16,281 35.98% John B. Finlay
Eligible: 69,900 Votes: 42,878 Participation: 61.34% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2707(F) — 6 Sep 2021 12:47 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
54
PC
 2/6 13,050 30.56% -2,131 Winner:
LIB
 15,181 35.55% John B. Finlay
Eligible: 73,048 Votes: 46,114 Participation: 63.13% Candidacies: 8
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1130(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
CPC
 1/8 20,606 44.89% +6,595 Loser:
LIB
 14,011 30.52% Murray Coulter

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,292 Votes: 49,879 Participation: 67.14% Candidacies: 7
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 821(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
CPC
 1/7 23,140 46.55% +9,179 Loser:
LIB
 13,961 28.08% Greig Mordue

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 75,290 Votes: 44,434 Participation: 59.02% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5862(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
CPC
 1/5 23,330 52.68% +14,744 Loser:
LIB
 8,586 19.39% Martha Dennis

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 77,035 Votes: 47,671 Participation: 61.88% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6402(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
CPC
 1/5 27,973 58.90% +15,809 Loser:
NDP
 12,164 25.61% Paul Arsenault

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 84,045 Votes: 57,091 Participation: 67.93% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7487(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
CPC
 1/5 25,966 45.67% +7,667 Loser:
LIB
 18,299 32.19% Don McKay

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 93,166 Votes: 61,419 Participation: 65.92% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26981(F) — 22 Sep 2021 19:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
73
CPC
 1/6 29,310 48.14% +17,004 Loser:
NDP
 12,306 20.21% Matthew Chambers

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 96,055 Votes: 62,327 Participation: 64.89% Candidacies: 6
Federal
44		 Ontario
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36332(F) — 4 Jul 2023 21:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
75
CPC
 1/6 29,146 47.05% +16,426 Loser:
LIB
 12,720 20.53% Elizabeth Quinto
After his election:
28 Jan 2023 76
CPC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 1 year 4 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 98,270 Votes: 39,123 Participation: 39.81% Candidacies: 7
Federal
44		 Ontario
19 June 2023
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 39096(F) — 30 Dec 2023 10:00 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
77		 Successor:
CPC
 16,688 42.92% Arpan Khanna

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Dave MacKenzie, M.P.		 28 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Dave MacKenzie, député		 28 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dave MacKenzie (politician)		 28 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Dave MacKenzie		 28 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jan 2024 23:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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