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♂ Alexander Angus MacIsaac
aliasTando MacIsaac
Record
37919 · 4057

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Nova Scotia 6 1 7
Total 6 3 9
Birth 4 June 1943
Age 80 years + 10 months
First mandate 11 February 1969 → 55 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 25 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 14 years + 7 months ago (4 September 2009)
Special notes
None
 
Alexander Angus (Tando) MacIsaac (1943– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Nova Scotia — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Alexander A. (Tando) MacIsaac (1907–1968) Father
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 13 8 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
4 documented challengers
⊖ A. Hyland Fraser  m 
⊖ Allan J. MacEachen  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ J.W. (Bill) Gillis  m 
⊕ Maurice G. Smith  m 
 
Eligible: 7,319 Votes: 6,053 Participation: 82.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
11 February 1969
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14283(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
25
PC
 1/2 3,198 53.09% +372 Loser:
LIB
 2,826 46.91% Alick G. Anderson

Service: 1 year 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,765 Votes: 6,375 Participation: 82.10% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8608(F) — 8 Feb 2022 20:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
27
PC
 1/3 3,035 47.86% +265 Loser:
LIB
 2,770 43.68% Russell Pellerin
After his election:
17 Sep 1972 29
PC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 11 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,099 Votes: 33,321 Participation: 83.10% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10201(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
29
PC
 2/3 14,463 43.41% -2,466 Winner:
LIB
 16,929 50.81% Allan J. MacEachen
Eligible: 8,144 Votes: 6,757 Participation: 82.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
5 June 1973
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14225(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
30		 Successor:
LIB
 3,362 50.07% A.M. (Sandy) Cameron
Eligible: 40,099 Votes: 32,197 Participation: 80.29% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Nova Scotia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10465(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
31
PC
 2/3 12,401 38.52% -5,576 Winner:
LIB
 17,977 55.83% Allan J. MacEachen
Eligible: 11,467 Votes: 9,785 Participation: 85.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1578(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
38
PC
 2/3 4,271 43.90% -251 Winner:
LIB
 4,522 46.47% J.W. (Bill) Gillis
Eligible: 13,426 Votes: 10,429 Participation: 77.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
58		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1369(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
56
PC
 1/3 4,070 39.30% +12 Loser:
LIB
 4,058 39.18% A. Hyland Fraser

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,124 Votes: 10,270 Participation: 78.25% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
59		 Nova Scotia
5 August 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 1265(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
PC
 1/4 4,256 41.64% +606 Loser:
LIB
 3,650 35.71% David A. Cameron

Service: 2 years 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,352 Votes: 9,636 Participation: 67.14% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
60		 Nova Scotia
13 June 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 487(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
PC
 1/4 4,629 48.28% +1,676 Loser:
LIB
 2,953 30.80% Daniel MacIsaac

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,005 Votes: 9,522 Participation: 63.46% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
61		 Nova Scotia
9 June 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 6122(F) — 9 Feb 2022 20:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
PC
 1/4 3,613 38.08% +275 Loser:
NDP
 3,338 35.18% Maurice G. Smith
After his election:
4 Sep 2009 66
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,294 Votes: 8,107 Participation: 53.01% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
61		 Nova Scotia
20 October 2009
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 14197(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:14 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
NDP
 3,310 41.02% Maurice G. Smith

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacIsaac, Alexander Angus [2] (p. 134)		 21 Apr 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
MacIsaac, Alexander Angus [2] (p. 179)		 21 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Angus MacIsaac		 21 Apr 2024

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