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♂ Donald M. Kennedy
aliasDonald M. Kennedy
Record
31360 · 6751

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Alberta 1 0 1
Total 5 1 6
Birth 21 August 1884 → 139 years + 8 months ago
Lived 73 years + 1 month
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 10 months
Death 25 September 1957 → 66 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 11 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
Member of the "Ginger Group" in the 1920s which led to the formation of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in 1932.
 
Donald M. Kennedy (1884–1957) 200x280
© Photo — 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
Canada 13 10 3
Alberta 0 3 16 Z
TOTAL 14 1 20

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Robert E. Campbell  m 
⊖ Joseph P. McIsaac  m 
⊖ René-Antoine Pelletier  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph A. Clarke  m 
⊖ Francis R. Oliver  m 
⊖ William A. Rae  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 7,468 Votes: 5,250 Participation: 70.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27628(F) — 5 Mar 2022 20:18 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
UFA
 1/3 3,291 62.69% +1,955 Loser:
LIB
 1,336 25.45% William A. Rae
After his election:
3 Nov 1921 37
UFA
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,055 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21529(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
PROG
 1/3 10,011 43.42% +1,408 Loser:
LIB
 8,603 37.32% Francis R. Oliver

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Alberta
9 December 1921
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27656(F) — 29 Oct 2022 09:52 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
UFA
 Acclam. Herbert W. Greenfield
Eligible: 21,600 Votes: 11,899 Participation: 55.09% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 22029(F) — 26 Jun 2023 07:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PROG
 1/3 3,986 33.50% +17 Loser:
LC
 3,969 33.36% James A. Collins
After his election:
30 Oct 1925 41
PROG
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
26 Jun 1926 41
PROG
 →
UFA
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
29 Jun 1926 41
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,600 Votes: 12,363 Participation: 57.24% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 Alberta
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22053(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
UFA
 1/3 5,323 43.06% +925 Loser:
LC
 4,398 35.57% James A. Collins

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,741 Votes: 18,594 Participation: 58.58% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Alberta
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22327(F) — 10 Sep 2022 21:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
UFA
 1/2 10,204 54.88% +1,814 Loser:
LIB
 8,390 45.12% John E. Thomson

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,443 Votes: 11,601 Participation: 51.69% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Alberta
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22599(F) — 31 Aug 2023 17:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
CCF
 3/4 1,646 14.19% -3,867 Winner:
SC
 5,513 47.52% René-Antoine Pelletier

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Donald MacBeth Kennedy		 11 Jan 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Donald M. Kennedy		 11 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald MacBeth Kennedy, M.P.		 11 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald MacBeth Kennedy, député		 11 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Donald MacBeth Kennedy		 11 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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