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♂ John D. Sperry
aliasJohn D. Sperry
Record
58231 · 6908

Methodist   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Nova Scotia 5 0 5
Total 6 2 8
Birth 10 February 1851 → 173 years + 2 months ago
Lived 82 years + 7 months
First mandate 16 January 1889 → 135 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 11 months
Death 7 October 1933 → 90 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 17 days after 20 September 1911
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Aubrey H. Sperry (1878–1942) Son  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 8 28
Nova Scotia 15 3 21 Z
TOTAL 17 0 19

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 11  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Charles E. Church  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Charles A. Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles E. Kaulbach  m 
⊖ Dugald Stewart  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
16 January 1889
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17872(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,006 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17884(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/4 2,091 52.24% +131 Loser:
LC
 1,960 48.96% James A. McLean

Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,484 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17907(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/4 2,648 55.84% +515 Loser:
LC
 2,133 44.98% James A. McLean
After his election:
15 May 1896 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 2 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,721 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20059(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 2,318 49.10% -85 Winner:
CONS
 2,403 50.90% Charles E. Kaulbach
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,560 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 August 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17921(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 2,216 62.25% Allan R. Moreash
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,114 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17935(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:20 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 2,581 51.04% +69 Loser:
LC
 2,512 49.67% A.J. Wolff

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,382 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17957(F) — 6 Feb 2022 22:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 2,923 56.31% Alexander K. Maclean
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
3 December 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17964(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
51
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,706 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17988(F) — 7 Feb 2022 07:46 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 2,254 51.78% Henry A. March
Eligible: 9,328 Votes: 6,475 Participation: 69.41% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Nova Scotia
22 December 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 21011(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 3,371 52.06% +267 Loser:
CONS
 3,104 47.94% Carmon S. Marshall

Service: 1 year 8 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,882 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21063(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIB
 2/2 3,237 47.04% -408 Winner:
CONS
 3,645 52.96% Dugald Stewart

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Drew Sperry, M.P.		 30 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Drew Sperry, député		 30 Sep 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Sperry, John Drew (p. 207)		 30 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Drew Sperry		 30 Sep 2023

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