Don MacDonald
Donald "Don" MacDonald is a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1992 to 1993.
Donald "Don" MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office October 26, 1992 – June 15, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Connie Osterman |
| Succeeded by | District Abolished |
| Constituency | Three Hills |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | politician |
Political career edit
MacDonald first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on October 26, 1992, in the electoral district of Three Hills as a candidate of the Liberal Party. He won the district with 46% of the popular vote in a stunning upset.[1]
A few months later, in the 1993 Alberta general election, MacDonald ran in the new electoral district of Three Hills-Airdrie as his old riding was abolished during redistribution. He was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Carol Haley by a wide margin.[2]
In the 1997 Alberta general election, he ran under the Social Credit banner in the district of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills. He finished second to Progressive Conservative candidate Richard Marz.[3]
MacDonald holds the record for the shortest time served in the Alberta legislature between election and defeat, at seven months and 20 days.[4]
References edit
- ^ . Elections Alberta. October 26, 1992. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
- ^ "Three Hills-Airdrie results 1993". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ^ "Olds-Didsbury-Three_Hills results 1997". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ^ http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files%5Cdocs%5Chouserecords%5Cvp%5Clegislature_26%5Csession_2%5C20060508_1200_01_vp.pdf (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. May 8, 2006. p. 1.
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