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♂ Robert Smith
aliasRobert Smith
Record
57721 · 5139

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 2 2 4
Birth 11 April 1819 → 205 years + 1 month ago
Lived 81 years + 5 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 3 months
Death 19 September 1900 → 123 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 3 days after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
Robert Smith (1819–1900) 200x245
© Photo 1874 William James Topley — 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
Canada 6 1 26

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John H. Cameron  m 
⊖ William Elliott  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John Coyne  m 
 
Eligible: 2,667 Votes: 2,190 Participation: 82.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32655(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 2/2 1,072 48.95% -46 Winner:
LC
 1,118 51.05% John Coyne
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,506 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18566(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 1,261 50.32% +16 Loser:
CONS
 1,245 49.68% John H. Cameron
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 54
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,332 Votes: 2,584 Participation: 77.55% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18801(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 1,299 50.27% +14 Loser:
CONS
 1,285 49.73% William Elliott

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,747 Votes: 2,778 Participation: 74.14% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19087(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/2 1,325 48.38% -89 Winner:
CONS
 1,414 51.62% William Elliott

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Smith, M.P.		  6 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Smith, député		  6 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Smith (Ontario politician)		  6 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Robert Smith (homme politique ontarien)		  6 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Dec 2023 18:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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