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♂ Donald MacInnis
aliasDonald MacInnis
Record
37882 · 75

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
Birth 21 August 1918 → 105 years + 9 months ago
Lived 88 years + 8 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 67 years + 6 days ago
↳ at age 38 years + 9 months
Death 9 May 2007 → 17 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 10 months after 7 July 1974
Special notes
None
 
Donald MacInnis (1918–2007)
© Photo 1973 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Glace Bay, Nova Scotia (1988–1995)
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 16 3 1

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Jeremy Akerman  m 
⊖ Malcolm MacInnis  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Clarence Gillis  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 43,275 Votes: 37,104 Participation: 85.74% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Nova Scotia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24026(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
PC
 1/3 14,894 40.39% +3,355 Loser:
LIB
 11,539 31.29% Leo McIntyre

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,275 Votes: 38,434 Participation: 88.81% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Nova Scotia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24292(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/3 17,636 45.89% +4,592 Loser:
CCF
 13,044 33.94% Clarence Gillis

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,785 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Nova Scotia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24569(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
PC
 2/3 13,602 35.07% -3,807 Winner:
NDP
 17,409 44.89% Malcolm V. MacInnis
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,818 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
26		 Nova Scotia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24833(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
44
PC
 1/3 14,307 38.86% +980 Loser:
NDP
 13,327 36.20% Malcolm V. MacInnis

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,971 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Nova Scotia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25102(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 13,670 36.97% +1,215 Loser:
LIB
 12,455 33.69% Joseph E. MacEachern

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,616 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9946(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 11,583 41.94% +3,299 Loser:
LIB
 8,284 30.00% Leo McIntyre

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,977 Votes: 31,201 Participation: 82.16% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10202(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 12,071 38.69% +2,007 Loser:
NDP
 10,064 32.26% John J. Currie

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,977 Votes: 31,803 Participation: 83.74% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Nova Scotia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10466(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
NDP
 14,210 44.68% Andrew Hogan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald MacInnis, M.P.		  8 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald MacInnis, député		  8 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Donald MacInnis		  8 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Jun 2024 14:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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