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♂ Robert H. Wooff
aliasRobert H. Wooff
Record
66144 · 3452

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 5 3 8
Birth 7 May 1900 → 124 years ago
Lived 91 years + 10 months
First mandate 15 June 1944 → 79 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 1 month
Death 23 March 1992 → 32 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 9 months after 22 June 1971
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
Saskatchewan 15 8 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Franklin E. Foley  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Leonard L. (Leo) Trippe  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William Franklin Kerr  m 
 
Eligible: 6,718 Votes: 4,671 Participation: 69.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Saskatchewan
15 June 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31669(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
CCF
 1/3 2,506 53.65% +740 Loser:
LIB
 1,766 37.81% William F. Kerr

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,147 Votes: 6,099 Participation: 85.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Saskatchewan
24 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31722(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
CCF
 2/3 2,280 37.38% -182 Winner:
LIB
 2,462 40.37% Leonard L. (Leo) Trippe
Eligible: 7,541 Votes: 6,240 Participation: 82.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31778(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
52
CCF
 1/3 2,893 46.36% +432 Loser:
LIB
 2,461 39.44% Leonard L. (Leo) Trippe

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,101 Votes: 5,780 Participation: 81.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31829(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
CCF
 2/3 2,311 39.98% -11 Winner:
LIB
 2,322 40.17% Franklin E. Foley
Eligible: 6,947 Votes: 5,564 Participation: 80.09% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31879(F) — 11 Mar 2022 08:14 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
60
CCF
 1/4 2,074 37.28% +12 Loser:
LIB
 2,062 37.06% Franklin E. Foley
After his election:
1 Dec 1960 60
CCF
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 5 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,947 Votes: 5,643 Participation: 81.23% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
22 February 1961
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31885(F) — 24 Sep 2022 21:39 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
CCF
 2/2 2,517 44.60% -609 Winner:
LIB
 3,126 55.40% Franklin E. Foley
Eligible: 7,084 Votes: 5,846 Participation: 82.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31931(F) — 25 Sep 2022 12:16 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
63
NCCF
 1/3 2,221 37.99% +98 Loser:
LIB
 2,123 36.32% Franklin E. Foley

Service: 3 years 5 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,587 Votes: 5,090 Participation: 77.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13363(F) — 9 Sep 2023 16:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
NCCF
 1/3 2,152 42.28% +27 Loser:
LIB
 2,125 41.75% John Flack
After his election:
27 Nov 1967 67
NCCF
 →
NPD
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,148 Votes: 5,601 Participation: 78.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13305(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
71		 Successor:
NPD
 3,092 55.20% Michael Feduniak

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Wooff, Robert Hanson 1900 – 1992 (p. 41)		  9 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Bob Wooff		  9 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Bob Wooff		  9 Sep 2023

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