Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

William Manning MacDonald
aliasManning MacDonald
Record
37706 · 4204

  
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Not in office Performance: 100%
 
Nova Scotia 6 0 6
Birth 18 September 1942
Age 82 years
1st mandate 25 May 1993 → 31 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 8 months
 
Mandate end 11 years + 4 months ago (29 May 2013)
Special notes
None
 
William Manning MacDonald (1942– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Nova Scotia — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve Sydney, Nova Scotia (1978–1993)
Mun./Cty Co.
School Board
Blank/Vide

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 19 11 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
Peter Mancini  m 
 

 
Cape Breton South
Elig. 13,138 Votes: 9,842 Partic.: 74.91%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Provincial
56
Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1428(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
1/3 5,629 57.52% +3,486 Loser:
NDP
2,143 21.90% D. Peter Mancini

Service:
4 years 9 months 26 days (Gov't)
Cape Breton South
Elig. 11,788 Votes: 8,533 Partic.: 72.39%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Provincial
57
Nova Scotia
24 March 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1324(F) — 21 May 2022 13:57 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
1/3 5,118 60.30% +2,610 Loser:
NDP
2,508 29.55% Ed Murphy

Service:
1 year 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Cape Breton South
Elig. 12,186 Votes: 8,571 Partic.: 70.33%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Provincial
58
Nova Scotia
27 July 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1376(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
1/3 5,356 62.90% +2,905 Loser:
NDP
2,451 28.78% Elizabeth Cusack

Service:
4 years 8 days (Oppo.)
Cape Breton South
Elig. 15,299 Votes: 9,753 Partic.: 63.75% Can.: 3
Provincial
59
Nova Scotia
5 August 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 1271(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
1/3 5,275 54.32% +2,516 Loser:
NDP
2,759 28.41% Mike MacSween

Service:
2 years 10 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Cape Breton South
Elig. 15,894 Votes: 10,123 Partic.: 63.69% Can.: 4
Provincial
60
Nova Scotia
13 June 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 492(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
1/4 4,383 43.50% +1,122 Loser:
PC
3,261 32.36% Scott Boyd

Service:
2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Cape Breton South
Elig. 16,838 Votes: 9,212 Partic.: 54.71% Can.: 4
Provincial
61
Nova Scotia
9 June 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 6128(F) — 9 Feb 2022 20:15 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
1/4 4,278 46.65% +946 Loser:
NDP
3,332 36.33% Wayne McKay
After his election:
29 May 2013 70
LIB
Vac.
Amidst controversy
Service: 3 years 11 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Sydney-Whitney Pier
Elig. 17,721 Votes: 10,360 Partic.: 58.46% Can.: 3
Provincial
62
Nova Scotia
8 October 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7210(F) — 9 Feb 2022 20:39 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
71
Successor:
NDP
5,084 49.37% Gordon L. Gosse

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
MacDonald, William Manning (p. 173)
18 Sep 2024
EN Wikipedia
Manning MacDonald
18 Sep 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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