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♂ Donald A. MacLeod
aliasDonald A. MacLeod
Record
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Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 2 4
Birth 11 December 1928 → 95 years + 4 months ago
Lived 74 years
First mandate 6 October 1981 → 42 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 9 months
Death 3 January 2003 → 21 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 3 months after 5 September 1988
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
Nova Scotia 6 10 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Russell V. MacKinnon  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ David N. Muise  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 11,988 Votes: 10,020 Participation: 83.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4798(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
49
PC
 3/3 3,081 30.95% -583 Winner:
LIB
 3,664 36.80% David N. Muise
Eligible: 12,647 Votes: 9,773 Participation: 77.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1587(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
PC
 1/3 4,125 42.59% +390 Loser:
LIB
 3,735 38.56% David N. Muise

Service: 3 years 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,444 Votes: 9,852 Participation: 73.28% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1535(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/4 5,035 51.36% +1,110 Loser:
LIB
 3,925 40.04% Russell V. MacKinnon

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,743 Votes: 11,359 Participation: 82.65% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1482(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
PC
 2/3 4,050 35.87% -2,083 Winner:
LIB
 6,133 54.31% Russell V. MacKinnon

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacLeod, Donald Archie (Donnie) (p. 145)		 03 Sep 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
MacLeod, Donald Archie (p. 177)		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
« Big » Donnie MacLeod		 03 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Big Donnie MacLeod		 03 Sep 2023

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