♂ Robert McLeese

Irish-Canadian   
Record
42095 · 13187
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 40%
 
British Columbia 4 2 2
Canada 1 0 1
Total 5 2 3
Birth Death Lived Died in office
28 June 1828
(195 years 9 months ago)
27 March 1898
(126 years ago)
69 years 8 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
British Columbia
Days years months days
2,292 6 3 8
Days years months days
1 0 0 1
Days years months days
2,291 6 3 7
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Electoral history
→ 5 recorded electoral participations
→ 6 electoral path points
 
→ 10 documented challengers:
 
William Adams  m 
Frank S. Barnard  m 
George Cowan  m  (2 runoffs)
George Ferguson  m  (3 runoffs)
John C. Kinchant  m 
Joseph Mason  m 
Samuel A. Rogers  m  (2 runoffs)
Robert L. Shaw  m 
Hugh Watt  m 
Charles Wilson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Provincial
Ass.: 3
British Columbia Cariboo
29 October 1879 Age:
51
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
By-Election 2/3 IND 34.65% 79 of 228 Elig.: 481 Parti.: 47.40%
Winner > IND 41.23% 94 (+15) George Ferguson  m 
ID: 28655(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 4
British Columbia Cariboo
23 July 1882 Age:
54
→ New to this legislature
General 3/6 GOV 57.09% 169 of 887 Elig.: 512 Parti.: 65.23%
Loser > OPPO 39.53% 117 (-52) George Ferguson  m 
  Post-Election...
24 July 1882 > ?? GOV OPPO Changed allegiance
ID: 28657(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:34 ET Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (G & O)
Provincial
Ass.: 5
British Columbia Cariboo
7 July 1886 Age:
58
Re-elected incumbent
General 2/9 OPPO 44.84% 113 of 755 Elig.: 456 Parti.: 60.53%
Loser > GOV 35.71% 90 (-23) Charles Wilson  m  ( 45 )
  Post-Election...
1 November 1888 > ?? OPPO Vac. Resigned: Unsuccessfully ran federally
ID: 28678(F) — 2 Mar 2022 12:43 ET Service: 2 years 3 months 25 days (Oppo.) Exit from legislature →
Federal
Ass.: 6
British Columbia Cariboo
22 November 1888 Age:
60
Failed to enter Parliament
By-Election 2/3 IND 31.88% 95 of 298 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Winner > CONS 39.26% 117 (+22) Frank S. Barnard  m  ( 32 )
ID: 19719(F) — 21 Oct 2023 17:56 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 5
British Columbia Cariboo
26 November 1888 Age:
60
Incumbent did not run in this election
By-Election  
Successor > GOV 57.65% 113 of 196 Ithiel B. Nason  m  ( 49 )
ID: 28698(F) — 4 Sep 2023 10:13 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 7
British Columbia Cariboo
7 July 1894 Age:
66
Failed comeback to this legislature
General 3/5 OPPO 41.16% 142 of 689 Elig.: 456 Parti.: 75.55%
Winner > GOV 48.41% 167 (+25) Samuel A. Rogers  m  ( 53 )
ID: 28728(F) — 9 Jan 2024 21:49 ET
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