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♂ John W. MacNaught
aliasJohn W. MacNaught
Record
38420 · 5433

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 44%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 4 8
Prince Edward Island 0 1 1
Total 4 5 9
Birth 19 June 1904 → 119 years + 10 months ago
Lived 80 years + 6 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 11 months
Death 25 December 1984 → 39 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 1 month after 7 November 1965
Special notes
None
 
John W. MacNaught (1904–1984) 200x243
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 14 6 26

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 26
LIB
 1 Minister 58–61 22 Apr 1963 — 06 Jul 1965 2 2 14
2. CA 26
LIB
 1 Minister 58–61 22 Apr 1963 — 06 Jul 1965 2 2 14
3. CA 26
LIB
 1 Minister 61 07 Jul 1965 — 17 Dec 1965 0 5 10
 1. Without portfolio
 2. Solicitor General
 3. Mines and Technical Surveys

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
7 documented challengers
⊕ David S.H. MacDonald  m 
⊖ G. Lorne Monkley  m 
⊖ Peter M. Pope  m 
⊖ Ernest H. Strong  m 
 		 ⊖ J. Angus MacLean  m 
⊖ Orville H. Phillips  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Doreen M. Sark  f 
 
Eligible: 18,839 Votes: 15,534 Participation: 82.46% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Prince Edward Island
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23275(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 7,346 47.29% +69 Loser:
PC
 7,277 46.85% Ernest H. Strong

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,189 Votes: 17,140 Participation: 89.32% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Prince Edward Island
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23536(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 8,007 47.04% +173 Loser:
PC
 7,834 46.02% John H. Price

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,670 Votes: 16,879 Participation: 85.81% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Prince Edward Island
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23838(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 8,782 52.38% +1,351 Loser:
PC
 7,431 44.32% John H. Price

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,212 Votes: 16,465 Participation: 85.70% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Prince Edward Island
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24122(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 2/3 7,885 48.25% -234 Winner:
PC
 8,119 49.68% Orville H. Phillips
Eligible: 19,212 Votes: 17,295 Participation: 90.02% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Prince Edward Island
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24388(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 2/3 6,636 38.37% -3,808 Winner:
PC
 10,444 60.39% Orville H. Phillips
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,601 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
26		 Prince Edward Island
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24929(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 8,967 50.95% +580 Loser:
PC
 8,387 47.65% G. Lorne Monkley

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,778 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Prince Edward Island
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25198(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 2/3 8,312 46.75% -770 Winner:
PC
 9,082 51.09% David S.H. MacDonald
Eligible: 13,062 Votes: 11,161 Participation: 85.45% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Prince Edward Island
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10567(F) — 27 Sep 2023 21:59 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
70
LIB
 2/3 4,975 44.57% -674 Winner:
PC
 5,649 50.61% J. Angus MacLean
Eligible: 6,014 Votes: 4,113 Participation: 68.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
56		 Prince Edward Island
27 September 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 2532(F) — 13 Jul 2023 01:23 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
78
LIB
 2/3 1,494 37.11% -921 Winner:
PC
 2,415 59.99% Peter M. Pope

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Watson MacNaught, P.C., M.P.		 22 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Watson MacNaught, C.P., député		 22 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Watson MacNaught		 22 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Watson MacNaught		 22 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Dec 2023 17:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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