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♂ Matthew Robinson Sutherland
aliasMatthew Sutherland
Record
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United Church     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 4 1 5
Birth 18 July 1893 → 130 years + 9 months ago
Lived 78 years
First mandate 27 July 1936 → 87 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 43 years
Death 31 July 1971 → 52 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 1 month after 15 June 1958
Special notes
None
 
Matthew Robinson Sutherland (1893–1971)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve RM Sifton, Manitoba (1960–1971) Died in office
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✓
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 18 3 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Ellis Alder  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas H. Seens  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,180 Votes: 3,435 Participation: 66.31% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37410(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:57 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIBP
 1/3 1,416 42.51% +192 Loser:
CONS
 1,224 36.75% Ellis D. Alder
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 47
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,765 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37456(F) — 17 Sep 2022 17:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIBP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,713 Votes: 2,514 Participation: 53.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37507(F) — 17 Sep 2022 12:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
COAL
 1/2 1,759 70.96% +1,039 Loser:
CCF
 720 29.04% William E. Hargreaves

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,907 Votes: 3,292 Participation: 47.66% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37555(F) — 17 Sep 2022 12:40 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIBP
 2/2 1,616 49.39% -40 Winner:
PC
 1,656 50.61% Thomas H. Seens
Eligible: 6,539 Votes: 4,315 Participation: 65.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37604(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
59
LIBP
 1/3 2,014 46.99% +451 Loser:
PC
 1,563 36.47% Thomas H. Seens

Service: 5 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,493 Votes: 4,826 Participation: 74.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37634(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
PC
 2,072 43.19% John G. Cobb

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Sutherland, Matthew Robinson		 16 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Sutherland, Matthew Robinson		 16 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Matthew Robinson Sutherland (1893-1971)		 16 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Matthew R. Sutherland		 16 May 2024

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