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♂ Ronald J. MacDonald
aliasRonald J. MacDonald
Record
37687 · 420

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 23 June 1955
Age 68 years + 10 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 26 years + 10 months ago (1 June 1997)
Special notes
None
 
Ronald J. MacDonald (1955– )
© Photo 1994 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 6 8

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ J. Michael W.C. Forrestall  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 47,539 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Nova Scotia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3542(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
LIB
 1/5 21,958 46.19% +2,095 Loser:
PC
 19,863 41.78% J. Michael W.C. Forrestall

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,693 Votes: 46,611 Participation: 59.23% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Nova Scotia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3239(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/6 23,461 50.81% +12,619 Loser:
PC
 10,842 23.48% Judith Gass

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 58,595 Votes: 38,083 Participation: 64.99% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Nova Scotia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2938(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
NDP
 12,326 32.57% Wendy Lill

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Ronald MacDonald, M.P.		 29 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Ronald MacDonald, député		 29 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ron MacDonald (politician)		 29 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Feb 2024 22:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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