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♂ Herbert R. Sulkers
aliasHerbert R. Sulkers
Record
59562 · 14623

Dutch-Canadian    United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 25 September 1889 → 134 years + 7 months ago
Lived 59 years
First mandate 27 July 1936 → 87 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 10 months
Death 16 October 1948 → 75 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 5 months after 21 April 1941
Special notes
None
 
Herbert R. Sulkers (1889–1948)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 4 8 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Robert A. Hoey  m 
⊖ John M. Turner  m 
 		 ⊖ Nicholas J. Stryk  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 21,276 Votes: 14,455 Participation: 67.94% Candidacies: 8
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22628(F) — 31 Aug 2022 23:44 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
46
CCF
 3/8 3,117 21.56% -447 Winner:
LIB
 3,564 24.66% John M. Turner
Eligible: 12,901 Votes: 8,010 Participation: 62.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37424(F) — 15 Sep 2022 13:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
ILCF
 1/3 3,379 44.25% +456 Loser:
LIBP
 2,923 38.27% Robert A. Hoey
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 51
ILCF
 →
CCF
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,305 Votes: 6,434 Participation: 44.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37470(F) — 16 Sep 2022 19:03 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
CCF
 2/2 2,654 42.25% -973 Winner:
LIBP
 3,627 57.75% Nicholas J. Stryk

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Sulkers, Herbert		 06 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Sulkers, Herbert		 06 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Herbert R. Sulkers (1889-1948)		 06 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Herbert Sulkers		 06 Apr 2024

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