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♂ W. Kenneth Robinson
aliasW. Kenneth Robinson
Record
53300 · 115

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 16 July 1927 → 96 years + 9 months ago
Lived 64 years + 5 months
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 11 months
Death 31 December 1991 → 32 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 3 months after 3 September 1984
Special notes
None
 
W. Kenneth Robinson (1927–1991)
© Photo 1980 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 5 29

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊕ J. Patrick Boyer  m 
⊖ Al Kolyn  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Gordon F. Massie  m 
 		 ⊖ Terry Grier  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Patrick Lawlor  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,625 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9987(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 14,464 43.02% +2,097 Loser:
NDP
 12,367 36.78% Terence W.M. Grier

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,800 Votes: 37,345 Participation: 79.80% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10242(F) — 28 Jun 2023 22:53 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LIB
 2/5 13,393 35.86% -1,329 Winner:
NDP
 14,722 39.42% Terence W.M. Grier
Eligible: 46,537 Votes: 35,713 Participation: 76.74% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10548(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
46
LIB
 1/5 14,241 40.10% +1,657 Loser:
NDP
 12,584 35.43% Terence W.M. Grier

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 60,014 Votes: 45,469 Participation: 75.76% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4432(F) — 20 Aug 2023 14:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/6 15,791 34.73% +747 Loser:
PC
 15,044 33.09% Albert Kolyn

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,014 Votes: 44,090 Participation: 73.47% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4150(F) — 20 Aug 2023 14:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/5 17,903 40.83% +4,694 Loser:
PC
 13,209 30.12% Albert Kolyn

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 57,340 Votes: 44,856 Participation: 78.23% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3866(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/5 13,455 30.28% -6,447 Winner:
PC
 19,902 44.78% J. Patrick Boyer

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Kenneth Robinson, C.D., C.St.J., K.C.L.J., F.R.S.A.		 20 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Kenneth Robinson, C.D., C.St.J., K.C.L.J., F.R.S.A.		 20 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ken Robinson (Canadian politician)		 20 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Ken Robinson (homme politique canadien)		 20 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Feb 2024 10:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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