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♂ Donald Matheson Sutherland
aliasDonald Matheson Sutherland
Record
59681 · 12078

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 3 6
Birth 3 December 1879 → 144 years + 4 months ago
Lived 90 years + 6 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 10 months
Death 4 June 1970 → 53 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 7 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
Donald Matheson Sutherland (1879–1970)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 0 12

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 50–54 07 Aug 1930 — 16 Nov 1934 4 3 9
2. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 54–55 17 Nov 1934 — 22 Oct 1935 0 11 5
 1. National Defence
 2. Pensions and National Health

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Hugh Allan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Almon S. Rennie  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward W. Nesbitt  m 
⊖ Duncan J. Sinclair  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,910 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21379(F) — 2 Jul 2023 10:47 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
38
LL
 2/2 3,074 44.49% -762 Winner:
UNIL
 3,836 55.51% Edward W. Nesbitt
Eligible: 15,019 Votes: 11,903 Participation: 79.25% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21905(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:50 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LC
 1/2 6,243 52.45% +583 Loser:
LIB
 5,660 47.55% Duncan J. Sinclair
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 46
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 15,019 Votes: 12,758 Participation: 84.95% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22155(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LC
 2/2 6,193 48.54% -372 Winner:
LIB
 6,565 51.46% Hugh Allan
Eligible: 15,405 Votes: 13,397 Participation: 86.97% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22429(F) — 25 Jan 2022 20:14 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
50
LC
 1/2 7,217 53.87% +1,037 Loser:
LIB
 6,180 46.13% Hugh Allan
After his election:
7 Aug 1930 50
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,405 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
17		 Ontario
25 August 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22562(F) — 11 Oct 2022 21:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,980 Votes: 23,932 Participation: 77.25% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22702(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LC
 2/4 8,655 36.16% -2,783 Winner:
LIB
 11,438 47.79% Almon S. Rennie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Donald Matheson Sutherland, P.C., M.P.		 29 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Donald Matheson Sutherland, C.P., député		 29 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Donald Matheson Sutherland		 29 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Donald Matheson Sutherland		 29 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Mar 2024 14:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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