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♂ Reginald J.A. MacDonald
aliasReginald J.A. MacDonald
Record
37677 · 2654

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 4 2 6
Birth 29 May 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
Lived 83 years + 7 months
First mandate 5 November 1979 → 44 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 5 months
Death 13 January 2018 → 6 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 7 months after 6 June 1999
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
New Brunswick 14 6 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Norman M. Betts  m 
 		 ⊖ Roger A. Wedge  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,591 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 New Brunswick
5 November 1979
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 31964(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 2,273 49.51% +74 Loser:
PC
 2,199 47.90% Roger Savoie

Service: 2 years 11 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,622 Votes: 5,271 Participation: 93.76% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
50		 New Brunswick
12 October 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1748(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/4 2,462 47.07% -117 Winner:
PC
 2,579 49.30% Roger A. Wedge
Eligible: 6,106 Votes: 5,658 Participation: 92.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 New Brunswick
13 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1690(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 3,026 53.88% +566 Loser:
PC
 2,460 43.80% Roger A. Wedge

Service: 3 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,808 Votes: 5,307 Participation: 91.37% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
52		 New Brunswick
23 September 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1656(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/4 2,834 53.82% +1,226 Loser:
PC
 1,608 30.54% Muriel Lamkey

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,747 Votes: 7,141 Participation: 81.64% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
53		 New Brunswick
11 September 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 641(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/5 3,227 45.50% +901 Loser:
PC
 2,326 32.80% Andy Dawson

Service: 3 years 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,758 Votes: 7,149 Participation: 81.63% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54		 New Brunswick
7 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 586(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
LIB
 2/3 2,850 40.01% -1,169 Winner:
PC
 4,019 56.42% Norman M. Betts

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Reg MacDonald		 07 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
Reginald MacDonald		 07 Oct 2023

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