Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → David S.H. MacDonald

♂ David Samuel Horne MacDonald
aliasDavid MacDonald
Record
37490 · 174

United Church   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 3 9
Birth 20 August 1936
Age 87 years + 8 months
First mandate 8 November 1965 → 58 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
David Samuel Horne MacDonald (1936– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Alexa A. McDonough (1944–2022) Domestic partner
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 19 2 7

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 31
PC
 1 Minister 42–43 04 Jun 1979 — 02 Mar 1980 0 8 27
2. CA 31
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 42–43 04 Jun 1979 — 02 Mar 1980 0 8 27
3. CA 31
PC
 1 Minister 42–43 04 Jun 1979 — 02 Mar 1980 0 8 27
 1. Secretary of State of Canada
 2. Status of Women
 3. Communications

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
9 documented challengers
⊕ Frank De Jong  m 
⊕ James R.M. Harris  m 
⊖ Douglas J. Henning  m 
⊖ John G. (Jack) Layton  m 
⊕ Steve Rutchinski  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William C. Graham  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ George R. Henderson  m 
⊖ Carroll L. Kadey  m 
⊖ John W. MacNaught  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,778 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Prince Edward Island
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25198(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
29
PC
 1/3 9,082 51.09% +770 Loser:
LIB
 8,312 46.75% John W. MacNaught

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,419 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Prince Edward Island
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10053(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
PC
 1/3 7,182 53.52% +1,237 Loser:
LIB
 5,945 44.30% J. Melville Campbell

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,439 Votes: 14,105 Participation: 80.88% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Prince Edward Island
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10301(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
PC
 1/4 7,868 55.78% +2,187 Loser:
LIB
 5,681 40.28% George W. Olscamp

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,439 Votes: 14,514 Participation: 83.23% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Prince Edward Island
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10565(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
PC
 1/3 7,583 52.25% +1,161 Loser:
LIB
 6,422 44.25% Bill Reese

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,842 Votes: 15,804 Participation: 75.83% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Prince Edward Island
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4508(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 8,861 56.07% +2,628 Loser:
LIB
 6,233 39.44% Bill Reese

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,842 Votes: 16,582 Participation: 79.56% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Prince Edward Island
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4226(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
PC
 2/3 7,033 42.63% -1,606 Winner:
LIB
 8,639 52.37% George R. Henderson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 54,893 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3616(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
52
PC
 1/9 22,704 41.36% +80 Loser:
LIB
 22,624 41.21% William C. Graham

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 90,630 Votes: 55,928 Participation: 61.71% Candidacies: 10
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3340(F) — 22 Mar 2022 21:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
PC
 2/10 12,018 21.68% -15,689 Winner:
LIB
 27,707 49.98% William C. Graham
Eligible: 70,234 Votes: 47,065 Participation: 67.01% Candidacies: 9
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3039(F) — 6 Sep 2021 14:54 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
60
NDP
 2/9 9,597 20.58% -13,348 Winner:
LIB
 22,945 49.19% William C. Graham

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. David Samuel Horne MacDonald, P.C., M.P.		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. David Samuel Horne MacDonald, C.P., député		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
David MacDonald (Canadian politician)		 14 Apr 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 13:49 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2024 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.