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♂ Alexander B. Macdonald
aliasAlexander B. Macdonald
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 64%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
British Columbia 8 4 12
Total 9 5 14
Birth 21 October 1918 → 105 years + 6 months ago
Lived 95 years + 4 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 7 months
Death 5 March 2014 → 10 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 4 months after 21 October 1986
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Malcolm A. MacDonald (1875–1941) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 0 9 19
British Columbia 26 1 1 Z
TOTAL 26 10 20

Electoral history

Races 14  
Path points 15  
15 documented challengers
⊖ David Barrett  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John F. Browne  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John H. Forester  m 
⊖ John G. Gould  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Eric C.F. Martin  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Bert Price  m 
⊖ Homer J. Stevens  m 
⊕ Robert A. Williams  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Donald C. Brown  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Norman S. Chamberlist  m 
⊖ Gustav T. Froese  m 
⊖ C. Grant MacNeil  m 
⊖ Nigel Morgan  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Frederick M. Sharp  m 
⊖ Arthur J. Turner  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 49,605 Votes: 63,991 Participation: 64.50% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29640(F) — 24 Jul 2023 20:56 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
30
CFF
 3/8 11,037 34.49% -8,889 Winner:
LIB
 19,926 62.28% John G. Gould
Eligible: 60,006 Votes: 34,373 Participation: 57.28% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29763(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
33
CFF
 2/6 10,037 30.62% 871 Winner:
SC
 9,166 27.97% Eric C.F. Martin
Eligible: 53,412 Votes: 30,841 Participation: 57.74% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29816(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
CFF
 2/6 9,216 31.83% -2,311 Winner:
SC
 11,527 39.81% Eric C.F. Martin
Eligible: 52,110 Votes: 52,977 Participation: 50.83% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29865(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
CFF
 3/11 7,826 29.89% -4,354 Winner:
SC
 12,180 46.52% Bert Price
Eligible: 37,463 Votes: 26,620 Participation: 71.06% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23988(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
CCF
 1/4 9,040 34.33% +2,278 Loser:
PC
 6,762 25.68% John F. Browne

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,463 Votes: 27,925 Participation: 74.54% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24254(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
CCF
 2/4 11,724 41.98% -204 Winner:
PC
 11,928 42.71% John F. Browne
Eligible: 79,471 Votes: 74,660 Participation: 63.07% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29912(F) — 23 Apr 2024 06:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
CFF
 1/11 25,610 51.10% +8,988 Loser:
SC
 16,622 33.16% Frederick M. Sharp

Service: 3 years 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 68,402 Votes: 87,938 Participation: 64.28% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29957(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
NDP
 1/9 20,424 46.79% +3,393 Loser:
SC
 17,031 39.02% James M. Kennedy

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,916 Votes: 45,925 Participation: 60.56% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29999(F) — 26 Feb 2024 08:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
NDP
 1/7 12,502 54.93% +3,858 Loser:
SC
 8,644 37.98% James M. Kennedy

Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,217 Votes: 51,148 Participation: 57.84% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30057(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
NDP
 1/9 13,006 51.19% +3,009 Loser:
SC
 9,997 39.35% Arthur B. Jacobson

Service: 3 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,294 Votes: 53,937 Participation: 60.89% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30105(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
NDP
 1/8 16,946 63.44% +9,473 Loser:
SC
 7,473 27.98% A.G. David Brown

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,426 Votes: 56,044 Participation: 60.36% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30155(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
NDP
 1/11 15,918 56.81% +5,487 Loser:
SC
 10,431 37.22% Ratomir (Roy) Babic

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 56,425 Votes: 67,302 Participation: 59.64% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30205(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
NDP
 2/7 20,670 62.38% +9,813 Loser:
SC
 10,857 32.77% Helen D. Boyce

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,982 Votes: 70,632 Participation: 69.27% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35826(F) — 4 Mar 2022 22:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
NDP
 2/7 21,112 59.78% +9,087 Loser:
SC
 12,025 34.05% William J. McMartin

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,924 Votes: 72,770 Participation: 72.88% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35878(F) — 13 Jan 2022 07:56 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
NDP
 20,951 58.97% Glen D. Clark

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Barrett Macdonald, M.P.		 26 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Barrett Macdonald, député		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Macdonald (British Columbia politician)		 26 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Alexander Macdonald (homme politique britanno-colombien		 26 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Aug 2023 14:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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