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♂ Peter Sinclair
aliasPeter Sinclair
Record
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☆   Presbyterian   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Prince Edward Island 6 0 6
Total 8 1 9
Birth 18 November 1819 → 204 years + 5 months ago
Lived 86 years + 10 months
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 27 days ago
↳ at age 53 years + 4 months
Death 9 October 1906 → 117 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 9 months after 11 December 1900
Special notes
None
 
Peter Sinclair (1819–1906)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ John E. Sinclair (1879–1949) Son  
⊖ Peter Sinclair (1887–1938) Son  
 
Well that's interesting!
A Liberal from Prince Edward Island, Sinclair got to see his party take power twice during the course of a legislature: federally in 1873, and provincially in 1891.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 11 16
Prince Edward Island 18 11 29 Z
TOTAL 23 11 15

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick S. Brecken  m 
⊖ William Campbell  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James C. Pope  m 
⊖ James M. Sutherland  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Donald Cameron  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John M. Clarke  m 
⊖ William D. Stewart  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,939 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26449(F) — 12 Nov 2022 11:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/6 903 61.43% +457 Loser:
CONS
 446 30.34% Donald Cameron
After his election:
1 Sep 1873 53
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 4 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Prince Edward Island
29 September 1873
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18676(F) — 25 Jun 2023 03:00 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 53
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 months 23 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
14 October 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26601(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:42 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. William Campbell
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Prince Edward Island
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18898(F) — 12 Nov 2022 11:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,018 Votes: 11,158 Participation: 69.58% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 Prince Edward Island
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19118(F) — 12 Nov 2022 11:31 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 3/4 2,392 42.88% -710 Winner:
CONS
 3,102 55.60% Frederick S. Brecken
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,121 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26498(F) — 12 Nov 2022 11:31 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
62
LIB
 2/5 733 46.96% +13 Loser:
LIB
 720 46.12% William D. Stewart

Service: 4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,759 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26513(F) — 12 Nov 2022 11:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/4 1,057 56.22% +164 Loser:
CONS
 893 47.50% William Campbell

Service: 3 years 7 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,729 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  9 Apr 1891
ID: 26528(F) — 12 Jul 2023 16:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 2/5 997 53.46% +38 Loser:
CONS
 959 51.42% William Campbell
After his election:
9 Apr 1891 71
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,226 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26554(F) — 12 Nov 2022 11:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
74
LIB
 1/2 647 52.77% +68 Loser:
CONS
 579 47.23% Donald B. McLeod

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,134 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
21 July 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26584(F) — 12 Nov 2022 11:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
77
LIB
 1/2 573 50.53% +12 Loser:
CONS
 561 49.47% Donald B. McLeod

Service: 3 years 4 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,232 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17406(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
81		 Successor:
LIB
 636 51.62% George W. Simpson

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Sinclair, Sr. Peter		 24 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Peter Sinclair, M.P.		 24 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Peter Sinclair, député		 24 Feb 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Peter (Sr.) Sinclair		 24 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Peter Sinclair (père)		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Peter Sinclair Sr.		 24 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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