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♂ Lauchlin MacDonald
aliasLauchlin MacDonald
Record
37633 · 5457

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 4 2 6
Birth 25 March 1844 → 180 years + 1 month ago
Lived 84 years + 7 months
First mandate 16 December 1875 → 148 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 8 months
Death 27 October 1928 → 95 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 9 months after 2 January 1912
Special notes
None
 

Lauchlin MacDonald (1844–1928)
No image available
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
Prince Edward Island 9 6 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John Kickham  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ H. Daniel McLean  m 
 		 ⊖ James R. MacLean  m 
⊖ John C. Underhay  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
16 December 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26604(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:47 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 8 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26458(F) — 12 Jul 2023 11:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
DENO
 2/2 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 33
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
1 Mar 1878 33
DENO
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,858 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26473(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/4 537 57.80% +95 Loser:
LIB
 442 47.58% James R. MacLean

Service: 3 years 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26488(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:03 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. James R. MacLean
Eligible: inc. Votes: 850 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17386(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
56
LIB
 2/2 396 46.59% -58 Winner:
CONS
 454 53.41% John Kickham
Eligible: inc. Votes: 883 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
 CONS  15 Nov 1911
ID: 25309(F) — 12 Jul 2023 17:34 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
64
LIB
 1/2 462 52.32% +41 Loser:
CONS
 421 47.68% John Kickham
After his election:
15 Nov 1911 67
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 1 month 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
37		 Prince Edward Island
3 January 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25345(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. John McLean
Eligible: inc. Votes: 838 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
5 January 1916
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25404(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
71
LIB
 2/2 311 37.11% -216 Winner:
CONS
 527 62.89% H. Daniel McLean

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
MacDonald, Lauchlin		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Lachlin MacDonald		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Lauchlin MacDonald		 27 Dec 2023

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