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♂ Allan Joseph MacEachen
aliasAllan MacEachen
Record
37771 · 74

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 91%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 10 1 11
Birth 6 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
Lived 96 years + 2 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 1 month
Death 12 September 2017 → 6 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 9 days after 3 September 1984
Special notes
One of the nine candidates in the 1968 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.
 
Allan Joseph MacEachen (1921–2017)
© Photo Michael Bedford Photography via Parlinfo — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Nova Scotia (1984–1996)
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 26 9 27

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 26
LIB
 1 Minister 41–44 22 Apr 1963 — 17 Dec 1965 2 7 25
2. CA 27
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 44–46 18 Dec 1965 — 05 Jul 1968 2 6 17
3. CA 27
LIB
 1 Minister 44–46 18 Dec 1965 — 05 Jul 1968 2 6 17
4. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister 47–49 06 Jul 1968 — 23 Sep 1970 2 2 17
5. CA 30
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 53–55 08 Aug 1974 — 13 Sep 1976 2 1 5
6. CA 30
LIB
 1 Minister 56–57 16 Sep 1977 — 03 Jun 1979 1 8 18
7. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 58–61 03 Mar 1980 — 09 Sep 1982 2 6 6
8. CA 32
LIB
 2 Minister 58–62 03 Mar 1980 — 29 Jun 1984 4 3 26
9. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 59–63 25 Feb 1981 — 03 Sep 1984 3 6 9
10. CA 32
LIB
 2 Minister of State/responsible 61–62 10 Sep 1982 — 29 Jun 1984 1 9 19
 1. Labour
 2. Amateur Sport [National Health and Welfare]
 3. National Health and Welfare
 4. Manpower and Immigration
 5. External Affairs
 6. Deputy Prime Minister [Privy Council]
 7. Finance
 8. Deputy Prime Minister [Privy Council]
 9. Nova Scotia [Without portfolio]
10. External Affairs

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 12  
3 documented challengers
⊕ A. Angus (Tando) MacIsaac  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Elizabeth E. May  f 
 		 ⊖ Robert S. MacLellan  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 20,149 Votes: 14,438 Participation: 71.66% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Nova Scotia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23749(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
LIB
 1/2 9,033 63.01% +3,731 Loser:
PC
 5,302 36.99% William C. Boudreau

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,928 Votes: 15,305 Participation: 80.86% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Nova Scotia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24031(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 8,035 52.82% +858 Loser:
PC
 7,177 47.18% Robert S. MacLellan

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,928 Votes: 15,434 Participation: 81.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Nova Scotia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24297(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
LIB
 2/2 7,709 49.95% -16 Winner:
PC
 7,725 50.05% Robert S. MacLellan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,480 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Nova Scotia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24574(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 8,331 50.55% +998 Loser:
PC
 7,333 44.50% Robert S. MacLellan

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,386 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
26		 Nova Scotia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24838(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 8,373 54.42% +1,360 Loser:
PC
 7,013 45.58% Leo P. Boudreau

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,362 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Nova Scotia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25107(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 8,137 52.97% +1,339 Loser:
PC
 6,798 44.25% Herman A. Samson

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,365 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9945(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/3 13,725 50.16% +530 Loser:
PC
 13,195 48.22% D. Hugh Gillis

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,099 Votes: 33,321 Participation: 83.10% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10201(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 16,929 50.81% +2,466 Loser:
PC
 14,463 43.41% A. Angus (Tando) MacIsaac

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,099 Votes: 32,197 Participation: 80.29% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Nova Scotia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10465(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 17,977 55.83% +5,576 Loser:
PC
 12,401 38.52% A. Angus (Tando) MacIsaac

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,375 Votes: 35,440 Participation: 78.10% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Nova Scotia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4400(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 17,047 48.10% +3,311 Loser:
PC
 13,736 38.76% F.B. Wm Bill Kelly

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,375 Votes: 36,446 Participation: 80.32% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Nova Scotia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4118(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/4 18,262 50.40% +5,463 Loser:
PC
 12,799 35.32% F.B. Wm Bill Kelly

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,446 Votes: 38,949 Participation: 83.86% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Nova Scotia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3832(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
PC
 19,371 50.05% Lawrence I. O'Neil

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Allan MacEachen		 21 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Allan MacEachen		 21 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Allan Joseph MacEachen, P.C., O.C., M.P., Senator		 21 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Allan Joseph MacEachen, C.P., O.C., député, sénateur		 21 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Allan MacEachen		 21 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Allan MacEachen		 21 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Apr 2024 16:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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