Newton LeGayet Mackay

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]

Newton LeGayet Mackay
Source: Library and Archives Canada

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

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 3 July 1884 On Mr. McDonald being called to the Senate
	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	–	Y
	Conservative	Murray Dodd	1,237	–	Y
	Liberal–Conservative	William Mackenzie McLeod	1,124
	Liberal	Newton LeGayet Mackay	1,013
	Liberal–Conservative	Hector Francis McDougall	934

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 23 October 1879 On Mr. McLeod's death, 5 August 1879
	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	–	Y
	Conservative	William McDonald	2,051	–	Y
	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	–	Y
	Liberal	Newton LeGayet Mackay	1,136	–	Y
	Liberal–Conservative	Hugh McLeod	1,108

1872 Canadian federal election: Cape Breton
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Conservative	Newton LeGayet MacKay	1,240	–	Y
	Conservative	William McDonald	1,038	–	Y
	Liberal–Conservative	Hugh McLeod	932
	Liberal–Conservative	James McKeagney	882

References

- Newton LeGayet Mackay – Parliament of Canada biography
The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877, Charles Herbert Mackintosh
Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

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[parl-1] Newton LeGayet Mackay – Parliament of Canada biography

[2] Newton LeGayet Mackay – Parliament of Canada biography

[2] The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877, Charles Herbert Mackintosh

[johnson-3] Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.