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♂ J. Archie MacKenzie
aliasJ. Archie MacKenzie
Record
38067 · 4147

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 1 5
Birth 12 September 1934 → 89 years + 7 months ago
Lived 82 years + 10 months
First mandate 13 October 1970 → 53 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 1 month
Death 18 July 2017 → 6 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 8 months after 5 November 1984
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 14 0 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William M. MacEachern  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William N. MacLean  m 
 		 ⊖ Norman J. MacLean  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 12,013 Votes: 18,367 Participation: 76.45% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8619(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 2/6 4,124 45.17% +185 Loser:
LIB
 3,939 43.15% William N. MacLean

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,625 Votes: 21,257 Participation: 78.01% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8575(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 2/7 5,403 51.08% +571 Loser:
PC
 4,832 45.68% Norman J. MacLean

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,649 Votes: 23,235 Participation: 79.31% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4821(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 2/6 5,632 48.69% +220 Loser:
PC
 5,412 46.78% Bernie MacLean

Service: 3 years 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,000 Votes: 7,561 Participation: 84.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1610(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/3 3,770 50.31% +610 Loser:
PC
 3,160 42.17% Daniel Rankin

Service: 3 years 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,261 Votes: 7,657 Participation: 82.68% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1558(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 2/4 3,209 42.08% -266 Winner:
PC
 3,475 45.57% Norman J. MacLean

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacKenzie, John Archie (p. 139)		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Archie MacKenzie		 26 Aug 2023

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