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♂ Robert E. Skelly
aliasRobert E. Skelly
Record
57163 · 644

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
British Columbia 5 0 5
Total 6 1 7
Birth 14 April 1943 → 81 years + 1 month ago
Lived 79 years + 3 months
First mandate 30 August 1972 → 51 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 4 months
Death 6 August 2022 → 1 year + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 9 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
Robert E. Skelly (1943–2022)
© Photo 2023 RonNDP — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Raymond J. Skelly (1941–2019) Brother
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 11 2
British Columbia 15 8 5 Z
TOTAL 20 7 8

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 33–34
NDP
 1 Party leader 41–43 20 May 1984 — 11 Apr 1987 2 10 22
2. BC 33–34
NDP
 1 Opposition Leader 41–43 20 May 1984 — 11 Apr 1987 2 10 22

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Jim Bohlen  m 
⊖ Gillian Trumper  f 
 		 ⊕ William D. Gilmour  m 
 
Eligible: 25,543 Votes: 17,830 Participation: 69.80% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30065(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
NDP
 1/4 9,439 53.69% +4,454 Loser:
SC
 4,985 28.36% Thomas Johnstone

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,024 Votes: 20,193 Participation: 72.06% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30115(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
NDP
 1/5 9,599 48.07% +1,611 Loser:
SC
 7,988 40.01% Charles O. Haggard

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,725 Votes: 13,969 Participation: 83.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30165(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
NDP
 1/3 7,935 57.63% +2,199 Loser:
SC
 5,736 41.66% Joseph Van Bergen

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,109 Votes: 14,962 Participation: 78.30% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35783(F) — 4 Mar 2022 22:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
NDP
 1/5 8,656 58.81% +3,160 Loser:
SC
 5,496 37.34% Alice Chiko

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,475 Votes: 15,852 Participation: 85.80% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35835(F) — 4 Mar 2022 22:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
43
NDP
 1/4 8,597 55.29% +2,110 Loser:
SC
 6,487 41.72% Gillian R. Trumper
After his election:
10 May 1988 45
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 6 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,475 Votes: 11,273 Participation: 61.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
19 November 1988
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35889(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
NDP
 6,401 57.48% Gerard A. Janssen
Eligible: inc. Votes: 49,331 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3476(F) — 10 Jan 2022 19:34 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
NDP
 1/7 21,128 42.83% +7,169 Loser:
PC
 13,959 28.30% Darlene Weir

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 80,233 Votes: 56,802 Participation: 70.80% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3201(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
NDP
 3/9 9,365 16.55% -15,635 Winner:
REF
 25,000 44.17% William D. Gilmour

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Evans Skelly, M.P.		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Evans Skelly, député		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bob Skelly		 11 Feb 2024

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