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♂ John M. Clarke
aliasJohn M. Clarke
Record
11390 · 5396

Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 1 3 4
Birth 8 October 1854 → 169 years + 6 months ago
Lived 81 years + 7 months
First mandate 7 December 1904 → 119 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 1 month
Death 25 May 1936 → 87 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 6 months after 17 November 1908
Special notes
None
 

John M. Clarke (1854–1936)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 3 11 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ William Campbell  m 
⊖ Peter Sinclair  m 
⊖ J. Edward (Ned) Wyatt  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James A. MacNeill  m 
⊖ James M. Sutherland  m 
 
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
ID: 26528(F) — 12 Jul 2023 16:37 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 5/5 0 0.00% -997 Winner:
LIB
 997 53.46% Peter Sinclair
Eligible: inc. Votes: 942 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Prince Edward Island
7 December 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17441(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 523 55.52% +104 Loser:
CONS
 419 44.48% James A. MacNeill

Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 502 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25327(F) — 12 Jul 2023 18:16 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 240 47.81% -22 Winner:
CONS
 262 52.19% J. Edward (Ned) Wyatt
Eligible: inc. Votes: 500 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Prince Edward Island
3 January 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25363(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 206 41.20% -88 Winner:
CONS
 294 58.80% J. Edward (Ned) Wyatt

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Clarke, John Montague		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
John M. Clarke		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John M. Clarke		 27 Dec 2023

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