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♂ J. George MacKay
aliasJ. George MacKay
Record
37979 · 5584

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Prince Edward Island 5 0 5
Total 5 1 6
Birth 6 November 1893 → 130 years + 5 months ago
Lived 80 years + 11 months
First mandate 4 July 1949 → 74 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 7 months
Death 21 October 1974 → 49 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 4 months after 29 May 1966
Special notes
None
 
J. George MacKay (1893–1974) 200x227
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Fair trade
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 16 3 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Orville H. Phillips  m 
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
4 July 1949
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26648(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 9 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,324 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Prince Edward Island
26 April 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25704(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 1,650 49.64% +402 Loser:
PC
 1,248 37.55% Keith Boswell

Service: 4 years 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,437 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25736(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 2,071 60.26% +705 Loser:
PC
 1,366 39.74% Keith Boswell

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,766 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25767(F) — 14 Feb 2022 21:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/2 2,248 59.69% +730 Loser:
PC
 1,518 40.31% R. Allison Profitt
After his election:
1 May 1962 68
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 8 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,513 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Prince Edward Island
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24665(F) — 28 Jan 2022 17:34 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
68
LIB
 2/4 8,492 45.87% -641 Winner:
PC
 9,133 49.33% Orville H. Phillips
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,877 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25799(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
69
LIB
 1/2 2,175 56.10% +473 Loser:
PC
 1,702 43.90% Ronald J. MacDonald

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,121 Votes: 5,032 Participation: 82.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
51		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25831(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
LIB
 2,298 50.71% G. Max Thompson

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
MacKay, Honourable John George		 22 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
John George MacKay		 22 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John George MacKay		 22 Dec 2023

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