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♂ John E. Sinclair
aliasJohn E. Sinclair
Record
57002 · 5419

United Church   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Prince Edward Island 0 1 1
Total 3 2 5
Birth 24 December 1879 → 144 years + 4 months ago
Lived 69 years + 11 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 11 months
Death 23 December 1949 → 74 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 4 months after 27 July 1930
Special notes
None
 
John E. Sinclair (1879–1949)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Peter Sinclair (1819–1906) Father  
⊖ Peter Sinclair (1887–1938) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 8 21

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 14
LIB
 1 Minister 42–45 30 Dec 1921 — 29 Oct 1925 3 9 29
 1. Without portfolio

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Robert H. Jenkins  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Murdock Kennedy  m 
⊖ Alexander Martin  m 
⊖ John H. Myers  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander B. Warburton  m 
 		 ⊖ John W. Jones  m 
⊖ Donald A. MacKinnon  m 
⊖ John A. Messervy  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Donald Nicholson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,204 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25329(F) — 12 Jul 2023 18:19 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
28
LIB
 2/2 571 47.43% -62 Winner:
CONS
 633 52.57% Murdock Kennedy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,462 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
13		 Prince Edward Island
17 December 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21414(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LL
 2/4 5,377 50.11% +3 Loser:
UNIO
 5,374 50.08% Alexander Martin

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,436 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
14		 Prince Edward Island
6 December 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21671(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/6 7,367 48.41% +1,350 Loser:
NLCP
 6,017 39.54% John H. Myers

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,475 Votes: 30,391 Participation: 78.03% Candidacies: 4
Federal
15		 Prince Edward Island
29 October 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21942(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:57 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LIB
 3/4 7,400 48.70% -32 Winner:
LC
 7,432 48.91% John A. Messervy
Eligible: 19,475 Votes: 33,878 Participation: 86.98% Candidacies: 4
Federal
16		 Prince Edward Island
14 September 1926
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22194(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
46
LIB
 2/4 8,625 50.92% +501 Loser:
LC
 8,124 47.96% John A. Messervy

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,382 Votes: 35,737 Participation: 87.67% Candidacies: 4
Federal
17		 Prince Edward Island
28 July 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22468(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LC
 9,178 51.36% John H. Myers

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Ewen Sinclair, P.C., M.P., Senator		 24 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Ewen Sinclair, C.P., député, sénateur		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Ewen Sinclair		 24 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Ewen Sinclair		 24 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Feb 2024 22:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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