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♂ Alexander MacKay
aliasAlexander MacKay
Record
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Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 1 5
Birth 3 April 1818 → 206 years ago
Lived 63 years + 10 months
First mandate 16 October 1872 → 151 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 6 months
Death 16 February 1882 → 142 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Neil F. MacKay (1864–1922) Son  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 9 3 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Adam C. Bell  m 
⊖ James D. Fraser  m 
⊖ George Murray  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert S. Copeland  m 
⊖ Simon H. Holmes  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Martin I. Wilkins  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,946 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17489(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
CONF
 6/6 1,649 45.19% -319 Winner:
ANTI
 1,968 53.93% Martin I. Wilkins
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,921 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 October 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17524(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
LC
 1/2 2,322 59.22% +723 Loser:
LIB
 1,599 40.78% ? Marshall

Service: 2 years 2 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17792(F) — 19 Sep 2021 16:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LC
 2/3 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,820 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17816(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LC
 3/6 2,592 52.47% +243 Loser:
LIB
 2,349 47.55% George Murray
After his election:
22 Oct 1878 60
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
11 November 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17823(F) — 11 Oct 2022 22:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
16 Feb 1882 63
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 3 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,315 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17837(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:38 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
63		 Successor:
LC
 2,473 51.82% Adam C. Bell

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacKay, Alexander (p. 136)		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander MacKay (politician)		 26 Aug 2023

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