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♂ Rodney J. MacDonald
aliasRodney J. MacDonald
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Birth 2 January 1972
Age 52 years + 3 months
First mandate 27 July 1999 → 24 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 14 years + 7 months ago (10 September 2009)
Special notes
None
 
Rodney J. MacDonald (1972– ) 200x227
© Photo 2007 CMRYAN2003 — Public domain
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 10 1 12 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 59
PC
 1 Party leader 34–37 24 Feb 2006 — 10 Sep 2009 3 6 17
2. NS 59–60
PC
 1 Premier 34–37 24 Feb 2006 — 08 Jun 2009 3 3 15

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Charles MacDonald  m 
 
 
Eligible: 11,727 Votes: 9,129 Participation: 77.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
58		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1401(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
27
PC
 1/3 3,876 42.89% +327 Loser:
LIB
 3,549 39.27% Charles MacDonald

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,550 Votes: 10,606 Participation: 91.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
59		 Nova Scotia
5 August 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 1297(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
PC
 1/3 5,398 51.19% +1,527 Loser:
LIB
 3,871 36.71% Debbie Gillis

Service: 2 years 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,930 Votes: 10,554 Participation: 70.69% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
60		 Nova Scotia
13 June 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 517(F) — 19 Sep 2021 16:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
34
PC
 1/4 7,404 70.47% +5,777 Loser:
LIB
 1,627 15.49% Mary MacLennan

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,453 Votes: 9,661 Participation: 66.84% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
61		 Nova Scotia
9 June 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 6154(F) — 9 Feb 2022 20:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
37
PC
 1/4 5,402 56.17% +3,431 Loser:
NDP
 1,971 20.49% Michael MacIsaac
After his election:
10 Sep 2009 37
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 3 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,416 Votes: 8,874 Participation: 61.56% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
61		 Nova Scotia
20 October 2009
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 14198(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:14 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
PC
 3,158 35.77% Allan G. MacMaster

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
MacDonald, Rodney Joseph (p. 171)		 02 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rodney MacDonald		 02 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Rodney MacDonald		 02 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Jan 2024 00:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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