Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Robert Vincent Callahan
aliasBob Callahan
Record
8847 · 11372

  
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Ontario 3 3 6
Birth 11 April 1937 → 87 years + 6 months ago
Lived 83 years + 8 months
1st mandate 2 May 1985 → 39 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 48 years
Death 26 December 2020 → 3 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 6 months after 7 June 1995
Special notes
Known as Bob from Brampton during his political career.
 
Robert Vincent Callahan (1937–2020)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve
Mun./Cty Co. Brampton, Ontario (1969–1985; 1997–2014)
School Board
Blank/Vide

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 10 1 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
Tony Clement  m 
 
William G. Davis  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Brampton
Elig. 59,187 Votes: 38,030 Partic.: 64.25% Can.: 6
Provincial
31
Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12045(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
3/6 7,948 21.01% -11,693 Winner:
PC
19,641 51.92% William G. Davis
Brampton
Elig. 81,215 Votes: 41,198 Partic.: 50.73% Can.: 4
Provincial
32
Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12171(F) — 26 Feb 2022 17:22 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
2/4 9,391 23.02% -15,582 Winner:
PC
24,973 61.23% William G. Davis
Brampton
Elig. 101,366 Votes: 56,607 Partic.: 55.84% Can.: 5
Provincial
33
Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12296(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:06 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
1/5 25,656 45.62% +4,417 Loser:
PC
21,239 37.77% Jeffrey Rice
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 48
PC
LIB
Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Brampton South
Elig. 62,065 Votes: 34,291 Partic.: 55.25% Can.: 7
Provincial
34
Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5562(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
1/7 17,913 52.58% +11,141 Loser:
PC
6,772 19.88% Frank Russell

Service:
2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Brampton South
Elig. 68,574 Votes: 40,703 Partic.: 59.36% Can.: 5
Provincial
35
Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5432(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
1/5 12,918 32.31% +424 Loser:
NDP
12,494 31.25% John Scheer

Service:
4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Brampton South
Elig. 74,364 Votes: 44,458 Partic.: 59.78% Can.: 5
Provincial
36
Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5303(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
2/5 15,237 34.62% -6,622 Winner:
PC
21,859 49.67% Tony P. Clement

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert V. Callahan
29 Jun 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert V. Callahan
29 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bob Callahan (politician)
29 Jun 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Jun 2024 13:52 (but data presented dynamically)