Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Walter G. MacKenzie
aliasWalter G. MacKenzie
Record
38094 · 5544

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 29%
 
Prince Edward Island 2 5 7
Birth 1 July 1895 → 128 years + 10 months ago
Lived 61 years + 3 months
First mandate 6 August 1931 → 92 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 1 month
Death 21 October 1956 → 67 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 10 months after 10 December 1947
Special notes
None
 
Walter G. MacKenzie (1895–1956) 193x236
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — 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
Prince Edward Island 8 2 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
Frederic A. Large  m  (2 runoffs)
W. F.-Alan Stewart  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Donald N. MacKay  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,269 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41
Prince Edward Island
25 June 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25504(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
31
CONS
2/2 1,119 49.32% -31 Winner:
LIB
1,150 50.68% W. F.-Alan Stewart
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,390 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42
Prince Edward Island
6 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25539(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
36
CONS
1/2 1,294 54.14% +198 Loser:
LIB
1,096 45.86% W. F.-Alan Stewart

Service:
3 years 11 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,306 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44
Prince Edward Island
18 May 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25604(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
CONS
2/2 1,588 48.03% -130 Winner:
LIB
1,718 51.97% Donald N. MacKay
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,902 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
45
Prince Edward Island
15 September 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25637(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
PC
1/2 1,456 50.17% +10 Loser:
LIB
1,446 49.83% Donald N. MacKay

Service:
4 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,106 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
46
Prince Edward Island
11 December 1947
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25673(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
PC
2/3 1,396 44.95% -132 Winner:
LIB
1,528 49.20% Frederic A. Large
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,526 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47
Prince Edward Island
26 April 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25709(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
55
PC
2/2 1,259 49.84% -8 Winner:
LIB
1,267 50.16% W. F.-Alan Stewart
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,591 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48
Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25741(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
59
PC
2/2 1,197 46.20% -197 Winner:
LIB
1,394 53.80% Frederic A. Large

Online biographical references (2)

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


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