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♂ John MacKinnon
aliasJohn MacKinnon
Record
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Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 3 6
Birth 14 July 1832 → 191 years + 9 months ago
Lived 75 years
First mandate 17 December 1874 → 149 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 5 months
Death 13 August 1907 → 116 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 4 months after 14 March 1894
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 11 5 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander Campbell  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ John H. Jamieson  m 
⊖ Samuel McDonnell  m 
⊖ Daniel McNeil  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Duncan J. Campbell  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Hugh MacDonald  m 
⊖ Angus McLennan  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,441 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17789(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 2/4 1,390 51.08% +81 Loser:
LIB
 1,309 48.11% Alexander Campbell

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,031 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17813(F) — 12 Jan 2023 21:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 3/4 1,440 47.75% -108 Winner:
LC
 1,548 51.33% Alexander Campbell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,616 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17834(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:32 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 4/4 1,317 46.90% -118 Winner:
LIB
 1,435 51.10% Duncan J. Campbell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,955 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17859(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:31 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
LIB
 1/4 1,854 62.26% +491 Loser:
LIB
 1,363 45.77% Angus McLennan

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,874 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17882(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 2/4 1,874 54.52% +272 Loser:
LC
 1,602 46.61% John McKeen

Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,021 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17905(F) — 17 Nov 2023 13:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 3/4 1,746 49.73% -14 Winner:
LC
 1,760 50.13% Alexander Campbell

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacKinnon, John [3] (p. 141)		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John McKinnon (Nova Scotia politician, born 1832)		 26 Aug 2023

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