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♂ Robert M. Strachan
aliasRobert M. Strachan
Record
59337 · 13548

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 8 0 8
Total 8 1 9
Birth 1 December 1913 → 110 years + 5 months ago
Lived 67 years + 7 months
First mandate 12 June 1952 → 71 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 6 months
Death 21 July 1981 → 42 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 7 months after 10 December 1975
Special notes
None
 

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 23 5 21 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 24–26
CFF
 1 Party leader 42–47 06 Apr 1956 — 02 Aug 1961 5 3 27
2. BC 25–26
CFF
 1 Opposition Leader 42–47 19 Sep 1956 — 28 Oct 1961 5 1 9
3. BC 26–28
NDP
 2 Party leader 47–55 03 Aug 1961 — 11 Apr 1969 7 8 8
4. BC 26–28
NDP
 2 Opposition Leader 47–55 29 Oct 1961 — 11 Apr 1969 7 5 13

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Charles W. Parker  m 
⊖ Andrew M. Whisker  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ George R. Pearkes  m 
 
Eligible: 50,620 Votes: 36,689 Participation: 72.48% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23405(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
35
CCF
 2/3 9,772 26.79% -7,735 Winner:
PC
 17,507 48.00% George R. Pearkes
Eligible: 14,820 Votes: 11,030 Participation: 74.43% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29733(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
CFF
 1/4 4,636 43.34% +1,925 Loser:
LIB
 2,711 25.35% Andrew M. Whisker

Service: 11 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,094 Votes: 10,829 Participation: 82.70% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29784(F) — 4 Mar 2022 10:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CFF
 1/6 4,517 43.73% +1,831 Loser:
SC
 2,686 26.00% Percy Hawkins

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,507 Votes: 9,890 Participation: 73.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29835(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
42
CFF
 1/3 5,015 51.18% +1,842 Loser:
SC
 3,173 32.38% Charles W. Parker

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,514 Votes: 10,785 Participation: 74.31% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29882(F) — 4 Mar 2022 13:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
CFF
 1/4 6,261 58.68% +3,228 Loser:
SC
 3,033 28.43% Hazel V. Fee

Service: 3 years 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,761 Votes: 10,834 Participation: 73.40% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29927(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
49
NDP
 1/4 5,422 50.47% +1,846 Loser:
SC
 3,576 33.29% Donald C. Morton

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,773 Votes: 10,922 Participation: 73.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29969(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
NDP
 1/3 5,646 52.08% +1,234 Loser:
SC
 4,412 40.70% Patrick J. Rogers

Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,073 Votes: 15,637 Participation: 74.20% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30028(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
NDP
 1/4 7,411 47.78% +304 Loser:
SC
 7,107 45.82% Charles M. Ennals

Service: 3 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,813 Votes: 18,443 Participation: 74.33% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30076(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
NDP
 1/5 10,672 58.51% +6,117 Loser:
SC
 4,555 24.97% Kathleen Grouhel

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,347 Votes: 21,653 Participation: 76.39% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30126(F) — 16 Apr 2022 14:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
NDP
 10,245 47.73% Barbara B. Wallace

Online biographical reference

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Robert Strachan		  7 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Sep 2023 20:58 (but data presented dynamically)

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