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♂ John H. Sinclair
aliasJohn H. Sinclair
Record
57003 · 6840

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Nova Scotia 3 0 3
Total 8 0 8
Birth 27 May 1848 → 175 years + 11 months ago
Lived 76 years
First mandate 15 March 1894 → 130 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
Death 8 June 1924 → 99 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 6 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 8 16
Nova Scotia 9 11 4 Z
TOTAL 27 7 20

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William A. Fergusson  m 
⊖ Hamilton L. Morrow  m 
 		 ⊖ Daniel H. MacKinnon  m 
⊖ William Whitman  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,320 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17902(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 2/4 1,216 56.30% +237 Loser:
LC
 979 45.32% Hamilton L. Morrow

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,100 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17930(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 2/4 1,523 59.73% +458 Loser:
LC
 1,065 41.76% C. Ernest Gregory

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,185 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17952(F) — 6 Feb 2022 22:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/4 1,511 72.19% +891 Loser:
LC
 620 29.62% John Keating
After his election:
20 Feb 1904 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 4 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,647 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
16 March 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20526(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 2,004 54.95% +361 Loser:
CONS
 1,643 45.05% S.O. Griffin

Service: 7 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,749 Votes: 3,556 Participation: 74.88% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20559(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 2,040 57.76% +548 Loser:
CONS
 1,492 42.24% John S. Wells

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
8 December 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17969(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. James F. Ellis
Eligible: 4,935 Votes: 3,837 Participation: 77.75% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Nova Scotia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20820(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 2,001 52.70% +205 Loser:
CONS
 1,796 47.30% George A.R. Rowlings

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,743 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21058(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/2 2,043 54.58% +343 Loser:
CONS
 1,700 45.42% George A.R. Rowlings

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,450 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21311(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LL
 1/2 3,944 61.15% +1,438 Loser:
UNIO
 2,506 38.85% William A. Wells

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,661 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21574(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
73		 Successor:
LIB
 6,752 57.90% Colin F. McIsaac

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Howard Sinclair, M.P.		 03 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Howard Sinclair, député		 03 Sep 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Sinclair, John Howard (p. 199)		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Howard Sinclair		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 15:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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