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♂ Archibald McDonald
aliasArchibald McDonald
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 6 1 7
Birth 16 April 1849 → 175 years ago
Lived 83 years + 10 months
First mandate 5 September 1903 → 120 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 4 months
Death 22 February 1933 → 91 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 8 months after 19 June 1924
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
British Columbia 17 5 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Ernest C. Carson  m 
⊖ Stuart A. Henderson  m 
 		 ⊖ Mark R. Eagleson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David A. Stoddart  m 
 
Eligible: 370 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28849(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Feb 1904 54
LC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 5 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 370 Votes: 303 Participation: 81.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
16 August 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28877(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LC
 1/2 193 63.70% +83 Loser:
LIB
 110 36.30% David A. Stoddart

Service: 2 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 396 Votes: 238 Participation: 60.10% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28896(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LC
 2/2 115 48.32% -8 Winner:
LIB
 123 51.68% Mark R. Eagleson
Eligible: 359 Votes: 284 Participation: 79.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28935(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
60
LC
 1/2 167 58.80% +50 Loser:
LIB
 117 41.20% Mark R. Eagleson

Service: 2 years 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 389 Votes: 281 Participation: 72.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28971(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LC
 1/2 200 71.17% +119 Loser:
LIB
 81 28.83% Stuart A. Henderson

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 848 Votes: 565 Participation: 66.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29009(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LC
 1/2 296 52.39% +27 Loser:
LIB
 269 47.61% John B. Bryson

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 928 Votes: 714 Participation: 76.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29220(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
71
LC
 1/3 339 47.48% +126 Loser:
LIB
 213 29.83% John B. Bryson

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,475 Votes: 1,471 Participation: 59.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29265(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
75		 Successor:
LIB
 626 42.56% Albert E. Munn

Online biographical reference

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Archibald McDonald (Canadian politician)		 30 Aug 2023

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