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♂ Robert Leith Hanbidge
aliasRobert Leith Hanbidge
Record
25731 · 9041

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Saskatchewan 1 1 2
Total 3 2 5
Birth 16 March 1891 → 133 years + 2 months ago
Lived 83 years + 4 months
First mandate 6 June 1929 → 94 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 2 months
Death 25 July 1974 → 49 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 4 months after 1 March 1963
Special notes
None
 
Robert Leith Hanbidge (1891–1974)
© Photo Government of Saskatchewan — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Saskatchewan (1963–1970)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Kerrobert, Saskatchewan (1920)
Mun./Co. Council Kerrobert, Saskatchewan
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 10 29
Saskatchewan 5 0 11 Z
TOTAL 9 11 11

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Charles A. Henderson  m 
⊖ Willis M. (Merv) Johnson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Frank E. Jaenicke  m 
⊖ Donald Laing  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 6,206 Votes: 5,437 Participation: 87.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 CONS  9 Sep 1929
ID: 31463(F) — 27 Oct 2023 14:52 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
CONS
 1/2 3,117 57.33% +797 Loser:
LIB
 2,320 42.67% Donald Laing
After his election:
9 Sep 1929 38
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 5 years 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 6,787 Votes: 6,155 Participation: 90.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31530(F) — 24 Sep 2022 19:43 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
CONS
 2/3 1,788 29.05% -863 Winner:
LIB
 2,651 43.07% Donald Laing
Eligible: 15,805 Votes: 13,940 Participation: 88.20% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23344(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
54
PC
 3/4 2,653 19.03% -2,846 Winner:
CCF
 5,499 39.45% Frank E. Jaenicke
Eligible: 26,254 Votes: 21,324 Participation: 81.22% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Saskatchewan
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24467(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
67
PC
 1/3 8,935 41.90% +1,908 Loser:
CCF
 7,027 32.95% Willis M. (Merv) Johnson

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,102 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Saskatchewan
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24744(F) — 28 Jan 2022 17:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
71
PC
 1/4 9,170 41.49% +3,000 Loser:
LIB
 6,170 27.92% Anthony C. Steiert
After his election:
1 Mar 1963 71
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 8 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,697 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Saskatchewan
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25008(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
PC
 9,944 45.83% Reginald W. Cantelon

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Hanbidge, Robert Leith (1891-1974)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Robert Leith Hanbidge, M.P.		 24 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Robert Leith Hanbidge, député		 24 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Hanbidge, Robert Leith 1891 – 1974 (p. 15)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Hanbidge		 24 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Robert L. Hanbidge		 24 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Mar 2024 13:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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