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♂ William A. Robertson
aliasWilliam A. Robertson
Record
53119 · 13207

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 14 September 1832 → 191 years + 8 months ago
Lived 93 years + 9 months
First mandate 26 February 1874 → 150 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 5 months
Death 23 June 1926 → 97 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 50 years + 9 months after 11 September 1875
Special notes
None
 
William A. Robertson (1832–1926) 200x265
© Photo 27 jun 1917 Victoria Daily Times p.2 — Public domain
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
British Columbia 1 6 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Edgar C. Baker  m 
⊖ James T. McIlmoyl  m 
⊖ William F. Tolmie  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas B. Humphreys  m 
⊖ Noah Shakespeare  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
26 February 1874
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28618(F) — 21 Oct 2023 16:32 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
GOV
 2/5 108 48.65% +11 Loser:
IND
 97 43.69% William Dalby

Service: 1 year 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 182 Votes: 265 Participation: 72.80% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
18 September 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28629(F) — 23 Jul 2023 15:50 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
REF
 65 48.87% William F. Tolmie
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,399 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
6		 British Columbia
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19390(F) — 21 Oct 2023 16:32 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
54
LIB
 5/6 253 21.08% -295 Winner:
CONS
 548 45.67% Noah Shakespeare

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William Archibald Robertson		  4 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Archibald Robertson		  4 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Archibald Robertson		  4 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Dec 2023 16:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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