Succeeded by John Mullally Occupation teacher, secretary | Name Margaret Macdonald Role Canadian Politician | |
Preceded by John Augustine Macdonald Political party Progressive Conservative Died February 3, 1968, Halifax, Canada Party Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | ||
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.
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. 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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