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♂ Alexander D. McRae
aliasAlexander D. McRae
Record
42602 · 7614

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 1 3 4
Birth 17 November 1874 → 149 years + 5 months ago
Lived 71 years + 7 months
First mandate 14 September 1926 → 97 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 9 months
Death 26 June 1946 → 77 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 10 months after 27 July 1930
Special notes
None
 

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 3 10 12

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 15
PROV
 1 Party leader 48–49 13 Jan 1923 — 19 Jun 1924 1 5 6

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
16 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Bowser  m 
⊖ John W.D. Farris  m 
⊖ Thomas H. Kirk  m 
⊖ Angus MacInnis  m 
⊖ Royal L. (Pat) Maitland  m 
⊖ William G. McQuarrie  m 
⊖ Albert E. Munn  m 
⊖ Mary Ellen S. Smith  f 
 		 ⊖ Andrew M. Creery  m 
⊖ Samuel L. Howe  m 
⊖ Wallis W. LeFeaux  m 
⊖ Ian A. Mackenzie  m 
⊖ Gerald G. McGeer  m 
⊖ Christopher McRae  m 
⊖ Victor W. Odlum  m 
⊖ Charles A. Woodward  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,262 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 British Columbia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21283(F) — 5 Jul 2023 12:00 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
43
LL
 2/2 2,882 28.08% -4,498 Winner:
UNIO
 7,380 71.92% William G. McQuarrie
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
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
49
PROV
 7/27 9,008 28.49% -63 Winner:
PROV
 9,071 28.69% Andrew M. Creery
Eligible: 12,947 Votes: 10,854 Participation: 83.83% Candidacies: 4
Federal
16		 British Columbia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22066(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LC
 1/4 5,080 46.80% +692 Loser:
LIB
 4,388 40.43% Gerald G. McGeer

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,737 Votes: 12,556 Participation: 75.02% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 British Columbia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22340(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LC
 2/2 5,757 45.85% -1,042 Winner:
LIB
 6,799 54.15% Albert E. Munn

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Alexander Duncan McRae, M.P.		 02 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Alexander Duncan McRae, député		 02 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Duncan McRae		 02 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Sep 2023 12:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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