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♂ Alexander M. Sutherland
aliasAlexander M. Sutherland
Record
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Presbyterian   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 4 0 4
Birth 31 December 1849 → 174 years + 3 months ago
Lived 34 years + 2 months
First mandate 18 December 1878 → 145 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 11 months
Death 7 March 1884 → 140 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Alexander M. Sutherland (1849–1884)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ William R. Black (1855–1919) Brother-in-law
⊖ Hector Sutherland (1852–1927) Brother  
⊖ John Sutherland (1821–1899) Father  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 5 2 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John Sutherland  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
IND
 1/2 78 65.00% +36 Loser:
IND
 42 35.00% John Sutherland
After his election:
19 Dec 1878 28
IND
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 11 months 27 days (Oppo.)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
29
LICO
 1/2 107 60.80% +38 Loser:
IND
 69 39.20% John Sutherland
After his election:
2 Sep 1882 32
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Manitoba
14 September 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28368(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 months 8 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
CONS
 1/2 100 57.14% +25 Loser:
LIB
 75 42.86% John Sutherland
After his election:
7 Mar 1884 34
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
1 April 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28405(F) — 16 Mar 2022 19:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
34		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. 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, Alexander MacBeth		 10 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Sutherland, Alexander MacBeth		 10 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Alexander MacBeth Sutherland (1849-1884)		 10 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Sutherland (politician)		 10 Feb 2024

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