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♂ Elmer M. MacKay
aliasElmer M. MacKay
Record
37971 · 271

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 0 7
Birth 5 August 1936
Age 87 years + 8 months
First mandate 31 May 1971 → 52 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Elmer M. MacKay (1936– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Peter G. MacKay (1965–) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 21 1 29

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister 48–49 17 Sep 1984 — 19 Aug 1985 0 11 2
2. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister 49–52 20 Aug 1985 — 29 Jan 1989 3 5 9
3. CA 33–34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 49–56 01 Jul 1986 — 24 Jun 1993 6 11 23
4. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 52–56 30 Jan 1989 — 24 Jun 1993 4 4 25
5. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 54–56 21 Apr 1991 — 24 Jun 1993 2 2 3
 1. Solicitor General
 2. National Revenue
 3. Nova Scotia [Without portfolio]
 4. Public Works
 5. Mortgage and Housing [Public Works]

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Clarence F. MacKinnon  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,213 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Nova Scotia
31 May 1971
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10907(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
PC
 1/4 15,359 52.58% +4,159 Loser:
LIB
 11,200 38.34% Clarence F. MacKinnon

Service: 1 year 4 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,107 Votes: 32,061 Participation: 77.99% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10204(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
PC
 1/4 18,259 56.95% +8,971 Loser:
LIB
 9,288 28.97% D. Laurence Mawhinney

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,107 Votes: 32,373 Participation: 78.75% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Nova Scotia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10468(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
PC
 1/4 17,459 53.93% +5,706 Loser:
LIB
 11,753 36.30% Fern Dunn

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,445 Votes: 33,416 Participation: 73.53% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Nova Scotia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4403(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 18,907 56.58% +8,919 Loser:
LIB
 9,988 29.89% Lloyd P. MacKay

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,445 Votes: 32,526 Participation: 71.57% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Nova Scotia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4121(F) — 30 Jan 2022 11:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/3 15,576 48.03% +4,465 Loser:
LIB
 11,111 34.26% Alvin Sinclair
After his election:
15 Jun 1983 46
PC
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 3 years 3 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,445 Votes: 31,372 Participation: 69.03% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Nova Scotia
29 August 1983
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10878(F) — 30 Jan 2022 12:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
PC
 18,882 60.19% M. Brian Mulroney
Eligible: 45,712 Votes: 35,303 Participation: 77.23% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Nova Scotia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3835(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
48
PC
 1/3 21,462 61.00% +12,314 Loser:
LIB
 9,148 26.00% Al Lomas

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 39,241 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
34		 Nova Scotia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3540(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 19,065 48.58% +3,999 Loser:
LIB
 15,066 38.39% Marion Anderson

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 55,369 Votes: 37,894 Participation: 68.44% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Nova Scotia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3243(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 16,329 43.52% Roseanne M. Skoke

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Elmer MacIntosh MacKay, P.C., Q.C., M.P.		 03 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Elmer MacIntosh MacKay, C.P., c.r., député		 03 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Elmer MacKay		 03 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 14:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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