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♂ Robert Smith
aliasRobert Smith
Record
57722 · 9439

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 7 December 1858 → 165 years + 5 months ago
Lived 83 years + 3 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 10 months
Death 18 March 1942 → 82 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 5 months after 20 September 1911
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Arnold N. Smith (1889–1957) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 10 24

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert A. Pringle  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 6,991 Votes: 5,334 Participation: 76.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20582(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 2,589 48.95% -111 Winner:
CONS
 2,700 51.05% Robert A. Pringle
Eligible: 7,088 Votes: 5,122 Participation: 72.26% Candidacies: 3
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20909(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 2,383 46.96% +350 Loser:
CONS
 2,033 40.07% Robert A. Pringle

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,947 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21137(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
CONS
 2,539 51.32% Duncan O. Alguire

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Robert Smith, M.P.		 16 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Robert Smith, député		 16 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Smith (Canadian judge)		 16 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Oct 2023 19:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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