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John William MacDonald (October 8, 1900 – May 13, 1983) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1956, and 1960 to 1963. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Born in 1900 at Avondale, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, MacDonald was a lumber dealer by career. He married Jean Evans in 1930. He entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, winning the Pictou East riding. He was re-elected in the 1953 election. In the 1956 election, MacDonald was defeated by 5 votes, losing to Progressive Conservative William A. MacLeod. In the 1960 election, MacDonald regained the seat from MacLeod by 144 votes. He did not re-offer in the 1963 election. MacDonald died in New Glasgow on May 13, 1983.

References

1. ^ "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
2. ^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 128. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 56. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 59. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
6. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. p. 64. Retrieved 2015-04-24.

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