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♂ Arthur J. MacDonald
aliasArthur J. MacDonald
Record
37452 · 5625

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 7 1 8
Birth 24 August 1931 → 92 years + 8 months ago
Lived 81 years + 3 months
First mandate 10 December 1962 → 61 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 3 months
Death 22 December 2012 → 11 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 11 months after 7 January 1988
Special notes
None
 
Arthur J. MacDonald (1931–2012) 200x235
© 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 21 1 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Michael F. Currie  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ J. Cyril Sinnott  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,658 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25791(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
LIB
 1/2 888 53.56% +118 Loser:
PC
 770 46.44% Paul MacDonald

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,551 Votes: 1,452 Participation: 93.62% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
51		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25823(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
34
LIB
 2/2 688 49.96% -1 Winner:
PC
 689 50.04% J. Cyril Sinnott
Eligible: 1,741 Votes: 1,624 Participation: 93.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
52		 Prince Edward Island
11 May 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25856(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 885 57.13% +221 Loser:
PC
 664 42.87% J. Cyril Sinnott

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,763 Votes: 1,660 Participation: 94.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Prince Edward Island
29 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25892(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/3 858 55.35% +191 Loser:
PC
 667 43.03% George N. MacPherson

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,824 Votes: 1,694 Participation: 92.87% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
54		 Prince Edward Island
24 April 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4779(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 961 57.89% +262 Loser:
PC
 699 42.11% Ivan K. Barrett

Service: 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,886 Votes: 1,727 Participation: 91.57% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
55		 Prince Edward Island
23 April 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4747(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 931 54.89% +166 Loser:
PC
 765 45.11% Daryl MacDonald

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,090 Votes: 1,817 Participation: 86.94% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
56		 Prince Edward Island
27 September 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 2529(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 905 51.04% +37 Loser:
PC
 868 48.96% Michael F. Currie

Service: 3 years 6 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,998 Votes: 1,914 Participation: 95.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
57		 Prince Edward Island
21 April 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2497(F) — 14 Feb 2022 22:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 982 52.65% +99 Loser:
PC
 883 47.35% Michael F. Currie
After his election:
7 Jan 1988 56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,998 Votes: 1,792 Participation: 89.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Prince Edward Island
11 July 1988
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25929(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 952 53.12% Rose Marie MacDonald

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
InMemoriam.ca, Arthur J. MacDonald		 26 Dec 2023
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
MacDonald, Arthur Joseph		 26 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Arthur Joseph MacDonald		 26 Dec 2023

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