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♂ John A. McDonald
aliasJohn A. McDonald
Record
41001 · 5996

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Nova Scotia 1 2 3
Total 5 2 7
Birth 25 February 1851 → 173 years + 2 months ago
Lived 73 years + 11 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 3 months
Death 17 February 1925 → 99 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 7 months after 22 June 1896
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 0 14
Nova Scotia 3 11 24 Z
TOTAL 13 0 8

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Charles J. Campbell  m 
⊖ John A. Morrison  m 
⊖ George H. Murray  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William F. McCurdy  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John G. Morrison  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Ross  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,653 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17841(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:39 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
LC
 1/5 874 65.86% +352 Loser:
LC
 522 39.34% John A. Morrison

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,913 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17866(F) — 12 Jul 2023 08:53 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
LIB
 510 35.00% John A. Fraser
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,607 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19428(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:51 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
CONS
 1/2 830 51.65% +53 Loser:
LIB
 777 48.35% William F. McCurdy
After his election:
17 Oct 1887 36
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,358 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
21 November 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19692(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 960 70.69% +562 Loser:
CONS
 398 29.31% Charles J. Campbell

Service: 3 years 3 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,592 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19776(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 822 51.63% +52 Loser:
LIB
 770 48.37% William Ross
After his election:
17 Nov 1891 40
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
26 January 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19945(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 4 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,926 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20064(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
CONS
 1,049 54.47% John L. Bethune
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,479 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17940(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
46
LC
 3/4 651 37.41% -442 Winner:
LIB
 1,093 62.82% John G. Morrison
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,110 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17962(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
50
LC
 3/4 581 37.36% -442 Winner:
LIB
 1,023 65.79% John G. Morrison

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Archibald McDonald, M.P.		 03 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Archibald McDonald, député		 03 Sep 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McDonald, John Archibald (p. 128)		 03 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Archibald McDonald (homme politique néo-écossais)		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Archibald McDonald (Nova Scotia politician)		 03 Sep 2023

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