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♂ Howard B. Macdonald
aliasHoward B. Macdonald
Record
37553 · 8293

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 1 4
Birth 18 July 1885 → 138 years + 9 months ago
Lived 75 years + 3 months
First mandate 8 August 1944 → 79 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 59 years
Death 29 October 1960 → 63 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 4 months after 28 June 1955
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
Alberta 10 10 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
14 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick Anderson  m 
⊖ Paul R. Brecken  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Andrew Davison  m 
⊖ Aylmer J.E. Liesemer  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ J.W. Grant MacEwan  m 
⊖ Arthur R. Smith  m 
⊖ Rosamond (Rose) E. Wilkinson  f  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John J. Bowlen  m 
⊖ Frederick C. Colborne  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur J. Dixon  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hugh J. MacDonald  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Melvin E. Shannon  m 
⊖ Loftus D. Ward  m 
⊖ Arthur H. Wray  m 
 
Eligible: 62,807 Votes: 40,826 Participation: 65.00% Candidacies: 19
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Single trans. vote (5)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27902(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
INDM
 2/19 2,365 6.02% +173 Loser:
INDM
 2,192 5.58% John J. Bowlen

Service: 4 years 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 76,939 Votes: 41,460 Participation: 53.89% Candidacies: 22
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Single trans. vote (5)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27956(F) — 25 Oct 2023 06:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
IND
 3/22 3,840 9.82% +261 Loser:
LAB
 3,579 9.15% Peter N.R. Morrison
After his election:
4 Mar 1952 66
IND
 →
SC
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 91,289 Votes: 43,367 Participation: 47.51% Candidacies: 25
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Single trans. vote (6)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28007(F) — 28 Jul 2023 19:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
SC
 4/25 4,214 10.11% +1,287 Loser:
ILAB
 2,927 7.02% D.F. McIntosh

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 106,609 Votes: 64,660 Participation: 60.65% Candidacies: 23
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Single trans. vote (6)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28059(F) — 28 Jul 2023 19:08 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
69
SC
 8/23 4,423 7.08% -143 Winner:
SC
 4,566 7.31% Arthur J. Dixon

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Howard B. Macdonald		 25 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Howard MacDonald		 25 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Oct 2023 06:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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