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Mark R. MacGuigan


Mark MacGuigan
1976 Leadership Campaign
Mark MacGuigan
1984 Leadership Campaign
Mark MacGuigan
1984 Leadership Campaign
Mark MacGuigan
1984 Leadership Campaign

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1931.02.17 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

DATE AND PLACE OF DEATH: 1998.01.12 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.

OCCUPATION: Law Professor.

POLITICAL PARTY: Liberal.

HOUSE OF COMMONS:
1984.06.29 - Resigned upon being appointed to the Court of Appeals.
1980.02.18 - Windsor-Walkerville, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1979.05.22 - Windsor-Walkerville, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1974.07.08 - Windsor-Walkerville, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1972.10.30 - Windsor-Walkerville, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1968.06.25 - Windsor-Walkerville, Ontario - Elected.
1965.11.08 - Queen's, Prince Edward Island - Defeated.

SENIOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1982.09.10 - 1984.06.29).
Secretary of State for External Affairs (1980.03.03 - 1982.09.09).

PARTY LEADERSHIP:
Candidate for Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, January 1976. First ballot: 4th place (out of six candidates) with 308 votes - 15.7%. MacGuigan withdrew from the race after the first ballot.

Candidate for Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, June 1984. First ballot: 5th place (out of seven candidates) with 135 votes - 3.9%. MacGuigan withdrew from the race after the first ballot.

MISCELLANEOUS:
Judge, Federal Court of Appeals, 1984-1998.

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