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Newton LeGayet Mackay

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Newton LeGayet Mackay
Source: Library and Archives Canada

Newton LeGayet Mackay (1832 – May 20, 1886) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented Cape Breton in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1878 as a Conservative and then Liberal member.[1]

He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia,[1] the son of William McKay, and was educated there. Mackay was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1859 and named a Queen's Counsel in 1872. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Nova Scotia assembly in 1867 and 1871 before he was elected to the House of Commons. Mackay became a Liberal following the Pacific Scandal.[2] After his defeat by Hugh McLeod in 1878, he was an unsuccessful candidate in each subsequent federal election until his death in 1886[1] in Sydney. In 1879, he married Kate Bown. Mackay served as treasurer for Cape Breton County.[3]

Electoral record

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By-election on 3 July 1884

On Mr. McDonald being called to the Senate

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Hector Francis McDougall 1,395
Liberal Newton LeGayet Mackay 1,245
1882 Canadian federal election: Cape Breton
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Conservative William McDonald 1,297 Green tickY
Conservative Murray Dodd 1,237 Green tickY
Liberal–Conservative William Mackenzie McLeod 1,124
Liberal Newton LeGayet Mackay 1,013
Liberal–Conservative Hector Francis McDougall 934
By-election on 23 October 1879

On Mr. McLeod's death, 5 August 1879

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative William Mackenzie McLeod 1,094
Liberal Newton LeGayet Mackay 866
Conservative Murray Dodd 799
1878 Canadian federal election: Cape Breton
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal–Conservative Hugh McLeod 2,056 Green tickY
Conservative William McDonald 2,051 Green tickY
Liberal Newton LeGayet Mackay 1,153
Unknown Walter Young 696
1874 Canadian federal election: Cape Breton
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Conservative William McDonald 1,251 Green tickY
Liberal Newton LeGayet Mackay 1,136 Green tickY
Liberal–Conservative Hugh McLeod 1,108
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4]


1872 Canadian federal election: Cape Breton
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Conservative Newton LeGayet MacKay 1,240 Green tickY
Conservative William McDonald 1,038 Green tickY
Liberal–Conservative Hugh McLeod 932
Liberal–Conservative James McKeagney 882
Source: Canadian Elections Database[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c
  2. ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877, Charles Herbert Mackintosh
  3. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  4. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  5. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.