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♂ Alexander F. Macdonald
aliasAlexander F. Macdonald
Record
37427 · 5220

Roman Catholic   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth c. 1818 → 206 years ago
Lived ± 95 years
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age ± 56 years
Death 12 April 1913 → 111 years ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 6 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
Alexander F. Macdonald (c.1818–1913)
© Photo 1875 — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Donald A. Macdonald (1817–1896) Brother  
⊖ J. Sandfield Macdonald (1812–1872) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 6 11

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Darby Bergin  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 1,280 Votes: 919 Participation: 71.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18754(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±56
LIB
 1/2 471 51.25% +23 Loser:
LC
 448 48.75% Darby Bergin
After his election:
7 Sep 1874 ±56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,280 Votes: 919 Participation: 71.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
20 October 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18908(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±56
LIB
 1/2 471 51.25% +23 Loser:
LC
 448 48.75% Darby Bergin

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,783 Votes: 1,134 Participation: 63.60% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19040(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:08 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±60		 Successor:
LC
 575 51.71% Darby Bergin

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Francis Macdonald, M.P.		 06 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Francis Macdonald, député		 06 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Francis Macdonald		 06 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Mar 2024 22:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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