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♂ Donald C. MacDonald
aliasDonald C. MacDonald
Record
37499 · 9443

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 8 0 8
Total 8 1 9
Birth 7 December 1913 → 110 years + 4 months ago
Lived 94 years + 3 months
First mandate 9 June 1955 → 68 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 6 months
Death 8 March 2008 → 16 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 7 months after 31 July 1982
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
Ontario 27 1 14 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 24–26
CCF
 1 Party leader 39–47 21 Nov 1953 — 08 Oct 1961 7 10 17
2. ON 26–28
NDP
 2 Party leader 47–56 09 Oct 1961 — 03 Oct 1970 8 11 24

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William G. Beech  m 
⊕ Alan Tonks  m 
 		 ⊖ James A. Byrne  m 
⊖ Samuel Walsh  m 
 
Eligible: 18,675 Votes: 13,329 Participation: 71.37% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23696(F) — 7 Sep 2022 19:51 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
39
CCF
 3/4 3,672 28.04% -1,316 Winner:
LIB
 4,988 38.09% James A. Byrne
Eligible: 63,138 Votes: 31,926 Participation: 50.57% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35284(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
41
CCF
 1/4 13,877 44.03% +1,426 Loser:
PC
 12,451 39.51% William G. Beech

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 62,524 Votes: 31,301 Participation: 50.06% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35401(F) — 23 Jul 2023 12:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
CCF
 1/5 14,478 46.89% +5,303 Loser:
PC
 9,175 29.71% Alice Bickerton
After his election:
8 Oct 1961 47
CCF
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 3 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,079 Votes: 22,340 Participation: 60.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35507(F) — 24 Dec 2022 17:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
49
NDP
 1/3 10,538 47.58% +3,575 Loser:
PC
 6,963 31.44% William Thomson

Service: 4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,297 Votes: 21,100 Participation: 59.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14074(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
53
NDP
 1/3 13,073 62.59% +7,990 Loser:
PC
 5,083 24.33% John Holley

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,886 Votes: 27,036 Participation: 69.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14190(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
NDP
 1/3 12,915 48.01% +2,877 Loser:
PC
 10,038 37.31% Douglas Saunders

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,107 Votes: 27,665 Participation: 67.30% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12538(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
NDP
 1/4 13,282 48.47% +6,218 Loser:
PC
 7,064 25.78% James Trimbee

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,060 Votes: 28,360 Participation: 65.86% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12162(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
NDP
 1/5 14,178 50.56% +6,512 Loser:
PC
 7,666 27.34% Austin Clarke

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,515 Votes: 26,001 Participation: 59.75% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12288(F) — 26 Feb 2022 18:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
NDP
 1/4 9,518 37.01% +1,419 Loser:
LIB
 8,099 31.49% Les Green
After his election:
31 Jul 1982 68
NDP
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 1 year 4 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,515 Votes: 24,740 Participation: 56.85% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
32		 Ontario
4 November 1982
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32582(F) — 5 Nov 2022 18:45 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
NDP
 11,286 45.62% Robert K. Rae

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Donald Cameron MacDonald		 23 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Donald Cameron MacDonald		 23 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Donald C. MacDonald		 23 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Donald C. MacDonald		 23 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Sep 2023 21:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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