Don MacDonald

Donald "Don" MacDonald is a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1992 to 1993.

For the Australian rugby league referee, see Don Macdonald.
Donald "Don" MacDonald
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
October 26, 1992 – June 15, 1993
Preceded byConnie Osterman
Succeeded byDistrict Abolished
ConstituencyThree Hills
Personal details
Political partyLiberal
Occupationpolitician

Political career

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
  1. "Three Hills by-election". Elections Alberta. October 26, 1992. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  2. "Three Hills-Airdrie results 1993". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  3. "Olds-Didsbury-Three_Hills results 1997". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  4. http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files%5Cdocs%5Chouserecords%5Cvp%5Clegislature_26%5Csession_2%5C20060508_1200_01_vp.pdf |chapter-url= missing title (help) (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. May 8, 2006. p. 1.
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