William Chisholm Macdonald
Canadian politician
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William Chisholm Macdonald (6 May 1890 – 19 November 1946) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Bailey's Brook, Nova Scotia and became a barrister by career.
Preceded byRobert Emmett Finn
Succeeded byJohn Dickey
BornWilliam Chisholm Macdonald
6 May 1890[1]
6 May 1890[1]
Bailey's Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died19 November 1946 (aged 56)[1]
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
William Chisholm Macdonald | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Halifax | |
| In office March 1940 – November 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Emmett Finn |
| Succeeded by | John Dickey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Chisholm Macdonald 6 May 1890[1] Bailey's Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 19 November 1946 (aged 56)[1] Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Profession | barrister |
He was first elected to Parliament at the Halifax riding in the 1940 general election and re-elected in 1945. Macdonald died on 19 November 1946 before completing his term in the 20th Canadian Parliament.
Electoral results
| 1945 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Elected | |||
| Liberal | Gordon Benjamin Isnor | 26,407 | 25.15 | +3.25 |  | |||
| Liberal | William Chisholm MacDonald | 23,616 | 22.49 | -2.45 | | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Henry P. MacKeen | 18,182 | 17.31 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald Dwyer | 18,037 | 17.18 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd R. Shaw | 8,937 | 8.51 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | R. Leo Rooney | 8,783 | 8.36 | |||||
| Labor–Progressive | R. Charles Murray | 560 | 0.53 | |||||
| Independent | O.R. Regan | 488 | 0.46 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 105,010 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Turnout | ≥61.58 | -3.15 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 85,262 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +3.65 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Elected | |||
| Liberal | William Chisholm MacDonald | 22,089 | 24.94 | | ||||
| Liberal | Gordon Benjamin Isnor | 19,398 | 21.90 | -6.28 | | |||
| National Government | Richard A. Donahoe | 18,197 | 20.54 | |||||
| National Government | Charles B. Smith | 18,114 | 20.45 | |||||
| Independent Liberal | Robert Emmett Finn | 9,217 | 10.41 | -16.78 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Helgi I.S. Borgford | 1,561 | 1.76 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 88,576 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Turnout | ≥64.73 | -6.13 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 68,422 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | -9.09 | ||||||
