William Chisholm Macdonald

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 (1890-05-06)6 May 1890 Bailey's Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	19 November 1946(1946-11-19) (aged 56) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Profession	barrister

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.

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	Y
	Liberal	William Chisholm MacDonald	23,616	22.49	-2.45	Y
	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		Y
	Liberal	Gordon Benjamin Isnor	19,398	21.90	-6.28	Y
	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

External links

• William Chisholm Macdonald – Parliament of Canada biography