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♂ Duncan MacMillan
aliasDuncan MacMillan
Record
38394 · 4088

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Birth 17 July 1897 → 126 years + 9 months ago
Lived 71 years + 8 months
First mandate 30 October 1956 → 67 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 3 months
Death 10 April 1969 → 55 years ago
Died in office Yes
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 8 9 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Nelson E. Gaetz  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 6,481 Votes: 5,254 Participation: 81.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18320(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 3,015 57.84% +817 Loser:
PC
 2,198 42.16% Reid D. Sangster

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,842 Votes: 5,555 Participation: 81.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18365(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/3 2,787 50.49% +355 Loser:
PC
 2,432 44.06% Nelson E. Gaetz

Service: 3 years 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,405 Votes: 5,871 Participation: 79.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18407(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
LIB
 2/2 2,756 47.38% -305 Winner:
PC
 3,061 52.62% Nelson E. Gaetz
Eligible: 11,965 Votes: 8,600 Participation: 71.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14258(F) — 8 Feb 2022 20:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
69
LIB
 1/3 4,201 49.48% +519 Loser:
PC
 3,682 43.36% Nelson E. Gaetz
After his election:
10 Apr 1969 71
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 10 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,385 Votes: 7,566 Participation: 61.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
8 July 1969
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14282(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
71		 Successor:
LIB
 4,026 53.74% A. Garnet Brown

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacMillan, Duncan (p. 147)		 27 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Duncan MacMillan (Nova Scotia politician)		 27 Aug 2023

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