♂ John A. Macdonald
 Roman Catholic |
Record 37600 · 10063 |
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| Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance: 100%
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| Birth | Death | Lived | Died in office |
| 3 January 1883 (141 years 3 months ago) |
11 June 1945 (78 years 10 months ago) |
62 years 5 months | No |
Service in elected office
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Electoral history
| → 6 recorded electoral participations → 8 electoral path points |
→ 6 documented challengers: |
Donald D. Boyd m (2 runoffs) George R. Deveau m (2 runoffs) Edward C. Doyle m Simon Joyce m George W. Kyte m Benjamin A. LeBlanc m (3 runoffs) |
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| Provincial Ass.: 36 |
Nova Scotia | Richmond County | |||||||
| 20 June 1916 | Age: 33 |
→ New to this legislature | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 2/4 | LC | 59.09% | 1,384 of 4,684 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 42.44% | 994 (-390) | Alexander Finlayson m | |||||
| ID: 18044(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:01 ET | Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 37 |
Nova Scotia | Richmond County | |||||||
| 27 July 1920 | Age: 37 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | LC | 53.11% | 1,921 of 7,233 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 48.69% | 1,761 (-160) | George H. Murray m | |||||
| ID: 18063(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:57 ET | Service: 4 years 10 months 28 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 38 |
Nova Scotia | Richmond & West Cape Breton | |||||||
| 25 June 1925 | Age: 42 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | LC | 56.92% | 3,503 of 12,307 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 43.34% | 2,667 (-836) | Donald D. Boyd m ( 41 ) | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 1 October 1925 > | ?? | LC | → | Vac. | Resigned: Successfully ran federally | ||||
| ID: 18086(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:11 ET | Service: 0 year 3 months 6 days (Gov't) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Federal Ass.: 15 |
Nova Scotia | Richmond--West Cape Breton | |||||||
| 29 October 1925 | Age: 42 |
→ New to Parliament | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | LC | 54.92% | 3,962 of 7,214 | Elig.: 9,841 | Parti.: 73.31% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 45.08% | 3,252 (-710) | George W. Kyte m ( 61 ) | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 29 June 1926 > | ?? | LIB | → | LC | |||||
| ID: 21858(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:51 ET | Service: 0 year 10 months 15 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 38 |
Nova Scotia | Richmond & West Cape Breton | |||||||
| 24 February 1926 | Age: 43 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | |||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | LC | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | John A. Stewart m ( 48 ) | |||||
| ID: 18097(F) — 23 Oct 2023 22:47 ET | |||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 16 |
Nova Scotia | Richmond--West Cape Breton | |||||||
| 14 September 1926 | Age: 43 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | LC | 53.47% | 3,769 of 7,049 | Elig.: 9,841 | Parti.: 71.63% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 46.53% | 3,280 (-489) | Donald D. Boyd m ( 43 ) | |||||
| ID: 22109(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET | Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 17 |
Nova Scotia | Richmond--West Cape Breton | |||||||
| 28 July 1930 | Age: 47 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | LC | 54.48% | 4,085 of 7,498 | Elig.: 9,608 | Parti.: 78.04% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 45.52% | 3,413 (-672) | Edward C. Doyle m ( 47 ) | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 22 August 1930 > | ?? | LC | → | Vac. | Resigned: To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.) | ||||
| ID: 22383(F) — 25 Jan 2022 19:41 ET | Service: 0 year 0 month 25 days (Gov't) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Federal Ass.: 17 |
Nova Scotia | Richmond--West Cape Breton | |||||||
| 2 September 1930 | Age: 47 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | LC | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Edgar N. Rhodes m ( 53 ) | |||||
| ID: 22571(F) — 11 Oct 2022 21:07 ET | |||||||||
| → 5 online biographical references |
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| Lg | Hyperlink | Retrieved on |
| EN | Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Hon. John Alexander (1883-1945) Macdonald, M.P., Senator | 13 Apr 2024 |
| FR | Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): L'hon. John Alexander (1883-1945) Macdonald, député, sénateur | 13 Apr 2024 |
| EN | The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory: Macdonald, John Alexander (p. 127) | 13 Apr 2024 |
| EN | Wikipedia: John Alexander Macdonald (Nova Scotia politician) | 13 Apr 2024 |
| FR | Wikipédia: John Alexander Macdonald (homme politique néo-écossais) | 13 Apr 2024 |
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