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♂ Alexander G. MacKay
aliasAlexander G. MacKay
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 0 5
Alberta 3 1 4
Total 8 1 9
Birth 7 March 1860 → 164 years + 1 month ago
Lived 60 years + 1 month
First mandate 29 May 1902 → 121 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 2 months
Death 25 April 1920 → 104 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Alexander G. MacKay (1860–1920)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
A Liberal, MacKay served 10 years and 8 months as the Ontario MPP for Grey North from 1902 to 1913, and nearly seven years as the Alberta MLA for Athabasca from 1913 to 1920, dying in office at the age of 60. The Toronto press accused him of leaving Ontario politics because he was unable to get along with his new leader, Newton Rowell.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 6 7 3 Z
Ontario 10 8 10 Z
TOTAL 17 3 13

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 11–12
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 47–51 06 Sep 1907 — 05 Sep 1911 3 11 30
2. ON 11–12
LIB
 1 Party leader 47–51 07 Sep 1907 — 05 Sep 1911 3 11 29

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
4 documented challengers
⊖ George M. Boyd  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Albert F. Ewing  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles W. Cross  m 
⊖ William A. Griesbach  m 
 
Eligible: 7,551 Votes: 5,896 Participation: 78.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33523(F) — 23 Feb 2022 15:20 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 2,930 50.04% +5 Loser:
LC
 2,925 49.96% George M. Boyd
After his election:
6 Nov 1902 42
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 5 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
10		 Ontario
7 January 1903
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33760(F) — 23 Feb 2022 15:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,103 Votes: 6,273 Participation: 77.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33622(F) — 30 Dec 2022 12:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 3,268 52.16% +271 Loser:
LC
 2,997 47.84% George M. Boyd

Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,045 Votes: 6,022 Participation: 66.58% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33810(F) — 1 Oct 2021 16:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 3,026 50.59% +71 Loser:
LC
 2,955 49.41% George M. Boyd

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,141 Votes: 6,575 Participation: 71.93% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33916(F) — 23 Feb 2022 21:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 3,635 55.67% +741 Loser:
LC
 2,894 44.33% George M. Boyd
After his election:
12 Apr 1913 53
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran provincially
Service: 1 year 4 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,975 Votes: 20,579 Participation: 73.20% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27480(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
 3/5 4,913 47.77% -194 Winner:
CONS
 5,107 49.65% Albert F. Ewing
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13		 Ontario
14 July 1913
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34001(F) — 31 Jul 2023 10:50 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Colin S. Cameron
Eligible: 1,179 Votes: 635 Participation: 53.86% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Alberta
30 July 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27514(F) — 5 Mar 2022 15:41 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 414 65.20% +193 Loser:
CONS
 221 34.80% James H. Wood

Service: 3 years 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,595 Votes: 1,143 Participation: 71.66% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
27 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27534(F) — 5 Mar 2022 16:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 752 65.79% +361 Loser:
CONS
 391 34.21% A.F. Fugl
After his election:
26 Aug 1918 58
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 1 month 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Alberta
27 September 1918
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27590(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
25 Apr 1920 60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 6 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 926 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
3 June 1920
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27594(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
60		 Successor:
LIB
 640 69.11% George Mills

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Alexander G. MacKay KC		 30 Jan 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Alexander Grant MacKay		 30 Jan 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Alexander Grant MacKay		 30 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Grant MacKay		 30 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jan 2024 22:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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