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♂ Robert Howard McClelland
aliasBob McClelland
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 0 4
Birth 2 November 1933
Age 90 years + 7 months
First mandate 30 August 1972 → 51 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 37 years + 7 months ago (21 October 1986)
Special notes
None
 
Robert Howard McClelland (1933– )
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Langley, British Columbia (1969–1972)
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
British Columbia 14 1 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 34,256 Votes: 24,276 Participation: 70.87% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30083(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
SC
 1/4 10,243 42.77% +1,210 Loser:
NDP
 9,033 37.72% Charles G. Powell

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,876 Votes: 35,308 Participation: 75.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30133(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
SC
 1/3 23,402 67.04% +13,777 Loser:
NDP
 9,625 27.57% Joseph E. Chesney

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,040 Votes: 22,161 Participation: 69.17% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30183(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
SC
 1/3 11,990 54.85% +4,006 Loser:
NDP
 7,984 36.53% Stephen R. Duguid

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,291 Votes: 29,617 Participation: 79.42% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35801(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
SC
 1/6 17,227 58.77% +6,488 Loser:
NDP
 10,739 36.63% Michael G. Watkins

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,290 Votes: 59,786 Participation: 74.19% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35853(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
SC
 16,848 57.17% Daniel G. Peterson

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Robert Howard McClelland		 10 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Jun 2024 22:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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