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♂ Malcolm A. MacKay
aliasMalcolm A. MacKay
Record
37991 · 4174

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 2 2 4
Birth 29 January 1944
Age 80 years + 2 months
First mandate 19 September 1978 → 45 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 39 years + 5 months ago (5 November 1984)
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
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 6 1 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George R. Doucet  m 
⊕ John A. MacDonell  m 
 		 ⊕ John E. Holm  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 13,633 Votes: 10,362 Participation: 76.01% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4834(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
PC
 1/4 5,247 50.89% +1,693 Loser:
LIB
 3,554 34.47% George R. Doucet

Service: 3 years 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,232 Votes: 11,059 Participation: 72.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1623(F) — 18 Apr 2023 08:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
PC
 1/3 4,687 42.55% +1,209 Loser:
LIB
 3,478 31.58% Murdock MacKay

Service: 3 years 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,862 Votes: 11,387 Participation: 63.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1571(F) — 18 Apr 2023 08:00 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
PC
 3/3 2,997 26.49% -1,558 Winner:
NDP
 4,555 40.26% John E. Holm
Eligible: 16,263 Votes: 8,886 Participation: 54.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
60		 Nova Scotia
13 June 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 515(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
62
LIB
 3/4 1,237 13.95% -3,475 Winner:
NDP
 4,712 53.13% John A. MacDonell

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacKay, Malcolm (p. 136)		 29 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Malcolm MacKay (Canadian politician)		 29 Jan 2024

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