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♂ Thomas Robertson
aliasThomas Robertson
Record
53111 · 5913

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 25 January 1827 → 197 years + 3 months ago
Lived 78 years + 7 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 7 months
Death 6 September 1905 → 118 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 6 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Robertson (1827–1905) 200x323
© Photo — 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 8 5 3

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Aemilius Irving  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph Rymal  m 
 		 ⊖ Francis E. Kilvert  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Andrew T. Wood  m 
 
Eligible: 2,388 Votes: 2,003 Participation: 83.88% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17697(F) — 19 Jan 2022 17:10 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 2/2 988 49.33% -27 Winner:
LIB
 1,015 50.67% Joseph Rymal
Eligible: 6,436 Votes: 8,620 Participation: 66.97% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19055(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 2/4 2,214 52.39% +209 Loser:
LIB
 2,005 47.44% Aemilius Irving

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,618 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19251(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 2/4 2,612 54.31% +418 Loser:
LIB
 2,194 45.62% Dennis Moore

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,957 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19457(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
CONS
 3,571 51.17% Alexander McKay

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Robertson, M.P.		 13 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Robertson, député		 13 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Robertson (Ontario politician)		 13 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Nov 2023 15:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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