Howard Burton MacDonald was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.
15 Facts About Howard MacDonald
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Howard MacDonald served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1955.
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Howard MacDonald held a seat in the electoral district of Calgary as an Independent and later a member of Social Credit.
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Howard MacDonald ran as an Independent candidate under the unity movement of opposition parties opposed to the Social Credit government.
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Howard MacDonald placed fifth in the first count but when vote transfers under the Single Transferable Voting system in use he finished fourth, winning a seat in the 17th vote count.
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Howard MacDonald ran for re-election in the 1948 Alberta general election.
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Howard MacDonald came in third in the first count, but without quota of votes needed to be elected under the Single Transferable Voting system in use, but eventually won enough votes to be elected.
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Howard MacDonald was the only Unity Movement Independent MLA left.
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Howard MacDonald crossed the floor and joined the Social Credit government on March 1,1952.
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Howard MacDonald's departure marked the official end to the unity movement.
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Howard MacDonald ran for re-election in the 1952 Alberta general election as a Social Credit candidate.
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Howard MacDonald was re-elected taking the second seat of Calgary's six seats in that election.
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Howard MacDonald ran for a fourth term in the 1955 Alberta general election but was defeated.
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Howard MacDonald finished seventh place just short of the last seat.
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Howard MacDonald died five years later at the age of 75.