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♀ Margaret M. Macdonald
aliasMargaret M. Macdonald
Record
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☆   Roman Catholic   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 17 November 1910 → 113 years + 5 months ago
Lived 57 years + 2 months
First mandate 29 May 1961 → 62 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 6 months
Death 3 February 1968 → 56 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 9 months after 7 April 1963
Special notes
None
 

Margaret M. Macdonald (1910–1968)
No photo available
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ John A. Macdonald (1874–1948) Father-in-law  
⊖ John A. Macdonald (1913–1961) Spouse  
 
Well that's interesting!
Macdonald was the first woman from Prince Edward Island elected to the Canadian Parliament. A Progressive Conservative, she was elected in a by-election in King's in May 1961, held after the death of her husband John. Re-elected in 1962, she lost the seat in the general election the next year.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 10 7

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Thomas J. Dunphy  m 
⊖ John C. Mullally  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas J. Kickham  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 10,191 Votes: 8,781 Participation: 86.16% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Prince Edward Island
29 May 1961
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24496(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
PC
 1/2 4,472 50.93% +163 Loser:
LIB
 4,309 49.07% Thomas J. Kickham

Service: 1 year 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,398 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Prince Edward Island
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24664(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 4,548 48.39% +165 Loser:
LIB
 4,383 46.64% Thomas J. Kickham

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,071 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
26		 Prince Edward Island
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24928(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
PC
 2/3 4,304 47.45% -401 Winner:
LIB
 4,705 51.87% John C. Mullally

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Margaret Mary Macdonald, M.P.		 23 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Margaret Mary Macdonald, députée		 23 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Margaret Mary Macdonald		 23 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Dec 2023 22:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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