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♂ William McDonald
aliasWilliam McDonald
Record
41074 · 5102

Roman Catholic     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 7 October 1837 → 186 years + 8 months ago
Lived 78 years + 8 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 9 months
Death 4 July 1916 → 107 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 1 month after 12 May 1884
Special notes
None
 
William McDonald (1837–1916)
© Photo 1883 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Nova Scotia (1884–1916) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 9 19

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Murray Dodd  m 
⊖ Hector F. McDougall  m 
⊖ Hugh McLeod  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Newton Mackay  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ James McKeagney  m 
⊖ William McLeod  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,092 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 July 1872
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18496(F) — 1 Sep 2023 17:58 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
CONS
 2/4 1,038 50.73% +106 Loser:
LC
 932 45.55% Hugh McLeod
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 36
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,820 Votes: 3,495 Participation: 61.97% Candidacies: 3
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18728(F) — 1 Sep 2023 17:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
CONS
 1/3 1,251 71.57% +143 Loser:
LC
 1,108 63.39% Hugh McLeod

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,702 Votes: 6,017 Participation: 81.27% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19014(F) — 1 Sep 2023 17:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 2/4 2,051 68.16% +898 Loser:
LIB
 1,153 38.32% Newton L. Mackay

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,605 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19210(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 1/5 1,297 46.27% +173 Loser:
LC
 1,124 40.10% William M. McLeod
After his election:
12 May 1884 46
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,640 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
3 July 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19662(F) — 28 Nov 2021 16:31 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
LC
 1,395 52.84% Hector F. McDougall

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William McDonald, Senator		 21 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William McDonald, sénateur		 21 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William McDonald (Canadian politician)		 21 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
William McDonald (homme politique canadien)		 21 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 May 2024 16:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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