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♂ William F. MacKinnon
aliasWilliam F. MacKinnon
Record
38181 · 4099

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Birth 19 December 1919 → 104 years + 4 months ago
Lived 70 years + 2 months
First mandate 30 October 1956 → 67 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 10 months
Death 13 March 1990 → 34 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 5 months after 12 October 1970
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 13 11 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Colin H. Chisholm  m 
 		 ⊖ J.W. (Bill) Gillis  m 
 
Eligible: 6,583 Votes: 5,584 Participation: 84.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18306(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
PC
 1/2 2,884 51.94% +215 Loser:
LIB
 2,669 48.06% Colin H. Chisholm

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,636 Votes: 5,824 Participation: 87.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18349(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/3 3,177 54.77% +682 Loser:
LIB
 2,495 43.01% Vincent J. MacDonald

Service: 3 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,848 Votes: 6,139 Participation: 89.65% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18391(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/2 3,334 54.58% +560 Loser:
LIB
 2,774 45.42% Ronald S. Chisholm

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,304 Votes: 6,464 Participation: 88.50% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14236(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/2 3,222 50.20% +26 Loser:
LIB
 3,196 49.80% J.W. (Bill) Gillis

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,889 Votes: 7,938 Participation: 89.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8590(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 4,002 50.91% J.W. (Bill) Gillis

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacKinnon, William Francis (p. 141)		 27 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William F. MacKinnon		 27 Aug 2023

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