Margaret_Mary_Macdonald

Margaret Mary Macdonald

Margaret Mary Macdonald

Canadian politician

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

Quick Facts Member of Parliament for King's, Preceded by ...

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 retained her seat in the 1962 federal election. She was defeated by Liberal John Mullally in the 1963 federal election.

References

  1. [1]
    "Women in Politics Across Canada, Select Table of Firsts (Chronological)". Athabasca University. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
  2. [2]
    Conrad, Margaret (April 1, 2003). "Addressing the democratic deficit: Women and political culture in Atlantic Canada". Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture & Social Justice. 27 (2): 82–89. Retrieved January 5, 2024.


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