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♂ Robert Holmes
aliasRobert Holmes
Record
28011 · 9431

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 14 September 1852 → 171 years + 8 months ago
Lived 81 years + 6 months
First mandate 21 February 1899 → 125 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 5 months
Death 21 March 1934 → 90 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 4 months after 2 November 1904
Special notes
None
 

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 5 8 9

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Edward N. Lewis  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,408 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
21 February 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20267(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 2,274 51.59% +140 Loser:
CONS
 2,134 48.41% Robert McLean

Service: 1 year 8 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,306 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20357(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 2,163 50.23% +20 Loser:
CONS
 2,143 49.77% Robert McLean

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,093 Votes: 4,413 Participation: 86.65% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20606(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 2/2 2,150 48.72% -113 Winner:
CONS
 2,263 51.28% Edward N. Lewis
Eligible: 5,263 Votes: 4,244 Participation: 80.64% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20870(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
56
LIB
 2/2 2,075 49.26% -62 Winner:
CONS
 2,137 50.74% Edward N. Lewis

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Holmes		 15 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Holmes		 15 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Holmes (Canadian politician)		 15 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Aug 2023 09:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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