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♂ Duncan Sinclair
aliasDuncan Sinclair
Record
56992 · 12313

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 29 January 1869 → 155 years + 3 months ago
Lived 82 years + 4 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 9 months
Death 21 June 1951 → 72 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 10 months after 27 July 1930
Special notes
None
 

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 4 8 26

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John K. Blair  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John Pritchard  m 
 
Eligible: 12,174 Votes: 7,522 Participation: 61.79% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21933(F) — 27 Jun 2023 20:04 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
LC
 1/2 4,152 55.20% +782 Loser:
PROG
 3,370 44.80% John Pritchard
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 57
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 12,174 Votes: 9,277 Participation: 76.20% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22186(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
 1/2 4,825 52.01% +373 Loser:
LIB
 4,452 47.99% Richard F. Dale

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,826 Votes: 9,342 Participation: 79.00% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22460(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LC
 2/2 4,626 49.52% -90 Winner:
LIB
 4,716 50.48% John K. Blair
Eligible: 16,319 Votes: 12,824 Participation: 78.58% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22732(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
66
LC
 2/3 4,485 34.97% -2,578 Winner:
LIB
 7,063 55.08% John K. Blair

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Duncan Sinclair, M.P.		 22 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Duncan Sinclair, député		 22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Duncan Sinclair (Conservative politician)		 22 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 20:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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