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♂ Hugh McDonald
aliasHugh McDonald
Record
40995 · 4863

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 4 May 1827 → 196 years + 11 months ago
Lived 71 years + 9 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 3 months
Death 28 February 1899 → 125 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 3 months after 4 November 1873
Special notes
None
 
Hugh McDonald (1827–1899) 200x300
© Photo 1872 William James Topley — Public domain
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
Canada 6 2 4

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 2
LIB
 1 Minister 46 01 Jul 1873 — 04 Nov 1873 0 4 3
 1. Militia and Defence

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William A. Henry  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,069 Votes: 1,628 Participation: 78.69% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17600(F) — 19 Jan 2022 07:30 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
ANTI
 1/2 1,238 76.04% +848 Loser:
CONS
 390 23.96% William A. Henry
After his election:
30 Jan 1869 41
ANTI
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18495(F) — 19 Jan 2022 21:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
14 Jun 1873 46
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
7 July 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18685(F) — 25 Jun 2023 02:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
4 Nov 1873 46
LC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 December 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 18698(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Angus McIsaac

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Hugh McDonald, P.C., M.P.		 17 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Hugh McDonald, C.P., député		 17 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Hugh McDonald (politician)		 17 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Hugh McDonald (homme politique)		 17 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Nov 2023 12:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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