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♂ Thomas McKay
aliasThomas McKay
Record
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Presbyterian    Metis   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
North-Western Territories 3 1 4
Total 3 2 5
Birth 4 July 1849 → 174 years + 10 months ago
Lived ± 74 years
First mandate 7 November 1891 → 132 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 4 months
Death c. 1924 → 100 years ago
Exit → Death ± 19 years + 3 months after 1 October 1904
Special notes
None
 
Thomas McKay (1849–c.1924)
© Photo c.1885 — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Angus A. McKay (1836–1910) Brother  
⊖ James McKay (c. 1828–1879) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
North-Western Territories 8 10 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas J. (T.J.) Agnew  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John H. Lamont  m 
 		 ⊖ John F. Betts  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
2		 North-Western Territories
7 November 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30500(F) — 21 Jan 2023 11:19 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
IND
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 422 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Territorial
3		 North-Western Territories
31 October 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30531(F) — 29 Dec 2023 07:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
IND
 238 56.40% John L. Reid
Eligible: inc. Votes: 444 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Territorial
3		 North-Western Territories
7 July 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30645(F) — 28 Dec 2023 17:00 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
IND
 2/3 145 32.66% -26 Winner:
IND
 171 38.51% Thomas J. (T.J.) Agnew
Eligible: inc. Votes: 427 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Territorial
4		 North-Western Territories
4 November 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30562(F) — 28 Dec 2023 17:00 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
49
IND
 1/2 237 55.50% +47 Loser:
IND
 190 44.50% Thomas J. (T.J.) Agnew

Service: 3 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 771 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Territorial
5		 North-Western Territories
21 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Majority
ID: 30594(F) — 1 Mar 2022 12:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 359 46.56% +96 Loser:
LICO
 263 34.11% William Knox
After his election:
1 Oct 1904 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 4 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,530 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 North-Western Territories
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20573(F) — 23 Jan 2022 12:55 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
55
CONS
 2/2 1,347 38.16% -836 Winner:
LIB
 2,183 61.84% John H. Lamont
Eligible: inc. Votes: 727 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Saskatchewan
13 December 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 30631(F) — 17 Sep 2023 23:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 411 56.53% Peter D. Tyerman

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905
(pp. 10, 12-13, 18, 30-31)		 01 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas McKay (Northwest Territories politician)		 01 Feb 2024

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