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♂ Ian A. Mackenzie
aliasIan A. Mackenzie
Record
38065 · 6563

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
British Columbia 3 0 3
Total 7 0 7
Birth 27 July 1890 → 133 years + 9 months ago
Lived 59 years + 1 month
First mandate 1 December 1920 → 103 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 4 months
Death 2 September 1949 → 74 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 7 months after 19 January 1948
Special notes
None
 
Ian A. Mackenzie (1890–1949)
© Photo c.1930 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
As an influential federal Liberal minister from British Columbia during World War II, Mackenzie had a key role in the government's decision to intern Japanese-Canadians for the duration of the war. Pandering to anti-Japanese sentiments, he declared to his constituents at his 1944 nomination meeting, "Let our slogan be for British Columbia: 'No Japs from the Rockies to the seas!'"
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 5 19
British Columbia 9 6 23 Z
TOTAL 27 0 12

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 16
LIB
 1 Minister 39–40 27 Jun 1930 — 06 Aug 1930 0 1 10
2. CA 16
LIB
 1 Minister 39–40 27 Jun 1930 — 06 Aug 1930 0 1 10
3. CA 18
LIB
 1 Minister 45–49 23 Oct 1935 — 18 Sep 1939 3 10 26
4. CA 19–20
LIB
 1 Minister 49–54 19 Sep 1939 — 17 Oct 1944 5 0 28
5. CA 19–20
LIB
 1 Minister 54–57 18 Oct 1944 — 18 Jan 1948 3 3 0
 1. Immigration and Colonization
 2. Indian Affairs
 3. National Defence
 4. Pensions and National Health
 5. Veterans Affairs

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
20 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Bowser  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John W.D. Farris  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas H. Kirk  m 
⊖ Jack Loutet  m 
⊖ Angus MacInnis  m 
⊖ Eric C.F. Martin  m 
⊖ Alexander D. McRae  m 
⊖ Victor W. Odlum  m 
⊖ Mary Ellen S. Smith  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James S. (J.S.) Woodsworth  m 
 		 ⊖ Andrew M. Creery  m 
⊖ Samuel L. Howe  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Wallis W. LeFeaux  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Malcolm A. MacDonald  m 
⊖ Royal L. (Pat) Maitland  m 
⊖ Joseph Martin  m 
⊖ Christopher McRae  m 
⊖ James Ramsay  m 
⊖ Henry H. Stevens  m 
⊖ Charles A. Woodward  m 
 
Eligible: 52,768 Votes: 202,205 Participation: 63.87% Candidacies: 28
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (6)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29239(F) — 19 Sep 2022 23:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LIB
 2/28 13,840 41.07% +3,452 Loser:
LIB
 10,388 30.82% John P. Dougherty

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 57,512 Votes: 189,728 Participation: 54.98% Candidacies: 27
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
Plurality-at-large (6)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29283(F) — 12 Feb 2023 11:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 4/27 9,476 29.97% +468 Loser:
PROV
 9,008 28.49% Alexander D. McRae

Service: 4 years 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,603 Votes: 5,479 Participation: 72.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29359(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/3 2,498 46.60% +32 Loser:
CONS
 2,466 46.00% Jack Loutet
After his election:
27 Jun 1930 39
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 11 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,483 Votes: 22,087 Participation: 65.96% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 British Columbia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22339(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 12,064 54.62% +2,041 Loser:
LC
 10,023 45.38% Henry H. Stevens

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,603 Votes: 4,018 Participation: 52.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
5 November 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29384(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
CONS
 2,199 54.73% Jack Loutet
Eligible: 32,428 Votes: 22,490 Participation: 69.35% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 British Columbia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22611(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/5 7,658 34.05% +136 Loser:
CCF
 7,522 33.45% Wallis W. LeFeaux

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,887 Votes: 30,903 Participation: 70.41% Candidacies: 5
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22887(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/5 12,100 39.15% +2,762 Loser:
NATG
 9,338 30.22% Ernest G. Sherwood

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,908 Votes: 33,467 Participation: 71.35% Candidacies: 7
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23147(F) — 27 Jan 2022 08:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/7 9,959 29.76% +814 Loser:
CCF
 9,145 27.33% George A. Isherwood
After his election:
19 Jan 1948 57
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 7 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,908 Votes: 21,831 Participation: 46.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 British Columbia
8 June 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23373(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
CCF
 9,518 43.60% Rodney J. Young

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Ian Alistair Mackenzie		 10 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Ian Alistair Mackenzie		 10 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Ian Alistair Mackenzie, P.C., Senator		 10 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. Ian Alistair Mackenzie, C.P., sénateur		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ian Alistair Mackenzie		 10 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Ian Alistair Mackenzie		 10 Mar 2024

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