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♂ John Sutherland
aliasJohn Sutherland
Record
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Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 43%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 3 4 7
Birth 23 December 1837 → 186 years + 4 months ago
Lived 84 years + 5 months
First mandate 27 December 1870 → 153 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 33 years
Death 31 May 1922 → 101 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 43 years + 5 months after 17 December 1878
Special notes
None
 
John Sutherland (1837–1922)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 7 9 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John McBeth  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander M. Sutherland  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 69 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Manitoba
27 December 1870
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28251(F) — 6 Feb 2023 10:31 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
IND
 1/2 38 55.07% +7 Loser:
IND
 31 44.93% Donald Matheson
After his election:
28 Dec 1870 33
IND
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 98 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Manitoba
30 December 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28277(F) — 6 Feb 2023 09:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
IND
 1/2 49 50.00% 0 Loser:
IND
 49 50.00% John Fraser
After his election:
31 Dec 1874 37
IND
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance ()
15 Jan 1875 37
OPPO
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Manitoba
1 April 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28300(F) — 6 Feb 2023 08:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
OPPO
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 8 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 151 Votes: 120 Participation: 79.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Manitoba
18 December 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28306(F) — 5 Feb 2023 23:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
IND
 2/2 42 35.00% -36 Winner:
IND
 78 65.00% Alexander M. Sutherland
Eligible: inc. Votes: 176 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Manitoba
16 December 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28335(F) — 5 Feb 2023 20:26 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
41
IND
 2/2 69 39.20% -38 Winner:
LICO
 107 60.80% Alexander M. Sutherland
Eligible: inc. Votes: 175 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
23 January 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28378(F) — 16 Mar 2022 19:32 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 75 42.86% -25 Winner:
CONS
 100 57.14% Alexander M. Sutherland
Eligible: 732 Votes: 353 Participation: 48.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Manitoba
9 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36480(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 2/2 159 45.04% -35 Winner:
CONS
 194 54.96% John McBeth

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Sutherland, John		 01 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Sutherland, John		 01 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Sutherland (1837-1922)		 01 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Sutherland (Manitoba politician)		 01 Feb 2024

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