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♂ Donald C. MacNeil
aliasDonald C. MacNeil
Record
38435 · 4102

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 1 5
Birth 4 January 1924 → 100 years + 3 months ago
Lived 54 years + 9 months
First mandate 30 October 1956 → 67 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 9 months
Death 24 October 1978 → 45 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 12 days after 12 October 1970
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 13 11 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Vincent J. MacLean  m 
 		 ⊖ John S. McIvor  m 
 
Eligible: 12,649 Votes: 10,729 Participation: 84.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18310(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
PC
 1/3 5,101 47.76% +651 Loser:
LIB
 4,450 41.66% John S. McIvor

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,970 Votes: 11,186 Participation: 86.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18354(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
PC
 1/3 5,153 46.23% +1,435 Loser:
LIB
 3,718 33.36% Ritchie McCoy

Service: 3 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,833 Votes: 10,757 Participation: 83.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18396(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/3 5,283 49.21% +1,704 Loser:
LIB
 3,579 33.34% John F. MacIntosh

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,174 Votes: 10,363 Participation: 78.66% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14241(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/4 4,843 47.18% +899 Loser:
LIB
 3,944 38.42% Charles O'Connell

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,652 Votes: 11,881 Participation: 81.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8596(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
PC
 5,234 44.36% John F. Burke
Eligible: 14,956 Votes: 11,832 Participation: 79.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4796(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
54
PC
 2/3 2,761 23.46% -4,280 Winner:
LIB
 7,041 59.84% Vincent J. MacLean

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacNeil, Donald Campbell (p. 148)		 27 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Donald C. MacNeil		 27 Aug 2023

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