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♂ Peter Sinclair
aliasPeter Sinclair
Record
57014 · 5428

United Church   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Prince Edward Island 1 1 2
Total 2 1 3
Birth 13 November 1887 → 136 years + 5 months ago
Lived 50 years + 3 months
First mandate 25 June 1927 → 96 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 7 months
Death 9 March 1938 → 86 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Peter Sinclair (1887–1938)
© Photo 1936 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ John E. Sinclair (1879–1949) Brother  
⊖ Peter Sinclair (1819–1906) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 4 24
Prince Edward Island 4 1 10 Z
TOTAL 6 6 4

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Murdock Kennedy  m 
⊖ W. Chester S. McLure  m 
⊖ Thomas Wigmore  m 
 		 ⊖ J. James Larabee  m 
⊖ John H. Myers  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,932 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Prince Edward Island
25 June 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25503(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 1,532 52.25% +132 Loser:
CONS
 1,400 47.75% Murdock Kennedy

Service: 4 years 1 month 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,090 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Prince Edward Island
6 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25538(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
 2/2 1,484 48.03% -122 Winner:
CONS
 1,606 51.97% Thomas Wigmore
Eligible: 23,467 Votes: 37,498 Participation: 79.90% Candidacies: 6
Federal
18		 Prince Edward Island
14 October 1935
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22740(F) — 25 Jan 2022 22:19 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
LIB
 2/6 10,303 54.95% +2,536 Loser:
LC
 7,767 41.43% W. Chester S. McLure
After his election:
9 Mar 1938 50
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 4 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,397 Votes: 39,102 Participation: 80.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
19		 Prince Edward Island
26 March 1940
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23016(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 10,411 53.25% James L. Douglas

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, Jr. 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 (Jr.) Sinclair		 24 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Peter Sinclair (fils)		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Peter Sinclair Jr.		 24 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Feb 2024 22:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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