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♂ Robert Knight Andras
aliasBob Andras
Record
1029 · 141

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 20 February 1921 → 103 years + 2 months ago
Lived 61 years + 8 months
First mandate 8 November 1965 → 58 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 8 months
Death 17 November 1982 → 41 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 9 months after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
Robert Knight Andras (1921–1982)
© Photo 1979 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 3 5

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister 47–50 06 Jul 1968 — 29 Jun 1971 2 11 23
2. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 48–50 05 May 1969 — 29 Jun 1971 2 1 24
3. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 50 07 May 1971 — 30 Nov 1971 0 6 23
4. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 50 30 Jun 1971 — 27 Jan 1972 0 6 28
5. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 50 30 Jun 1971 — 30 Nov 1971 0 5 0
6. CA 29–30
LIB
 1 Minister 51–55 27 Nov 1972 — 13 Sep 1976 3 9 17
7. CA 30
LIB
 1 Minister 55–57 14 Sep 1976 — 23 Nov 1978 2 2 9
 1. Without portfolio
 2. Housing [Without portfolio]
 3. Status of Women [Labour]
 4. Urban Affairs
 5. Housing [Urban Affairs]
 6. Manpower and Immigration
 7. President [Treasury Board]

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 44,998 Votes: 35,340 Participation: 78.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25168(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 14,706 41.95% +2,431 Loser:
NDP
 12,275 35.02% Gordon O. Rothney

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,797 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10013(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 11,079 48.60% +3,773 Loser:
NDP
 7,306 32.05% Gordon O. Rothney

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,080 Votes: 27,408 Participation: 78.13% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10268(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/4 14,351 52.36% +7,595 Loser:
NDP
 6,756 24.65% Chris Ferguson

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,647 Votes: 26,756 Participation: 73.01% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10531(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/5 14,523 54.49% +5,932 Loser:
NDP
 8,591 32.23% Dusty Miller

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 50,144 Votes: 34,935 Participation: 69.67% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4489(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/5 15,674 44.87% +4,386 Loser:
NDP
 11,288 32.31% Bruce McKay

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,144 Votes: 35,717 Participation: 71.23% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4207(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 16,582 46.61% John G. Masters

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Robert Knight Andras, P.C., M.P.		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Robert Knight Andras, C.P., député		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bob Andras		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 13:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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