Margaret Mary Macdonald

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Margaret Mary Macdonald
In office
1961 – 1963
Preceded by John Augustine Macdonald
Succeeded by John Mullally
Born November 11, 1910
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died February 3, 1968
Political party Progressive Conservative
Occupation teacher, secretary

Margaret Mary Macdonald was a Canadian politician. On May 29, 1961 she became the first woman from Prince Edward Island to be represented in the House of Commons.[1]

She first won representation for the electoral district of King's at the House of Commons in a by-election in 1961, a seat vacated by the death of her husband John Augustine Macdonald.[2] Macdonald successfully retained her seat in the 1962 federal election. She was defeated by Liberal John Mullally in the 1963 federal election.

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  1. ^ Women in Politics Across Canada, Select Table of Firsts (Chronological). Athabasca University. Retrieved on 2007-10-27.
  2. ^ Conrad, Margaret (2003). Addressing the Democratic Deficit: Women and Political Culture in Atlantic Canada (PDF). Mount Saint Vincent University. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.

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