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♂ Daniel McDonald
aliasDaniel McDonald
Record
40958 · 4800

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 0 4
Birth 22 December 1828 → 195 years + 4 months ago
Lived 82 years + 6 months
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 8 months
Death 13 July 1911 → 112 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 9 months after 16 September 1878
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 10 11 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph MacDonald  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John J. McKinnon  m 
 		 ⊖ Angus McGillivray  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,099 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17478(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
ANTI
 1/4 1,424 91.87% +1,014 Loser:
CONF
 410 26.45% R.N. Henry

Service: 3 years 7 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,436 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17499(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/4 1,052 61.23% +199 Loser:
LC
 853 49.65% R.N. Henry
After his election:
17 Jan 1873 44
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
11 February 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17522(F) — 11 Oct 2022 22:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 10 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,425 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17781(F) — 6 Feb 2022 13:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 2/3 752 62.00% +91 Loser:
LIB
 661 54.49% Joseph MacDonald

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17805(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:40 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Angus McGillivray

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McDonald, Daniel (p. 124)		 30 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Daniel McDonald (Nova Scotia politician)		 30 Aug 2023

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