♂ John Robson

Record
53345 · 13212
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
British Columbia 6 6 0
Birth Death Lived Died in office
14 March 1824
(200 years ago)
29 June 1892
(131 years 8 months ago)
68 years 3 months Yes
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
Joseph L. Hunter (1842–1935) Son-in-law Hunter married Frances Ellen, Robson's daughter.
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
British Columbia
Days years months days
5,108 13 11 24
Days years months days
3,682 10 0 29
Days years months days
1,426 3 10 26
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.
Leadership role
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 5–6 GOV 1 Premier 65–68 02 Aug 1889 — 29 Jun 1892 2 10 27
Electoral history
→ 6 recorded electoral participations
→ 9 electoral path points
 
→ 9 documented challengers:
 
James B. Kennedy  m 
Thomas E. Kitchen  m 
William H. Ladner  m  (2 runoffs)
Joseph Mason  m 
Donald McGillivray  m 
James Orr  m  (2 runoffs)
James Punch  m 
Samuel A. Rogers  m 
Colin B. Sword  m 
 
Provincial
Ass.: 1
British Columbia Nanaimo
18 October 1871 Age:
47
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 IND 63.33% 57 of 90 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > IND 36.67% 33 (-24) Joseph W. Carey  m 
  Post-Election...
19 October 1871 > ?? IND OPPO Changed allegiance
ID: 28604(F) — 23 Jul 2023 14:06 ET Service: 3 years 10 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 2
British Columbia Nanaimo
15 September 1875 Age:
51
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
General  
Successor > REF 52.03% 128 of 246 John Bryden  m  ( 41 )
ID: 28626(F) — 23 Jul 2023 15:40 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 4
British Columbia New Westminster
23 July 1882 Age:
58
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
General 1/6 OPPO 74.01% 262 of 708 Elig.: 704 Parti.: 50.28%
Loser > OPPO 35.88% 127 (-135) Herbert J. Kirkland  m 
  Post-Election...
24 July 1882 > ?? OPPO GOV Changed allegiance
29 January 1883 > ?? GOV Vac. Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 28664(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:00 ET Service: 0 year 6 months 6 days (O & G)
Provincial
Ass.: 4
British Columbia New Westminster
31 March 1883 Age:
59
Re-elected incumbent
By-Election 1/1 GOV 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: 704 Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
ID: 28675(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:36 ET Service: 3 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 5
British Columbia New Westminster
7 July 1886 Age:
62
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/10 GOV 56.00% 420 of 2,249 Elig.: 1,377 Parti.: 54.44%
Loser > GOV 46.40% 348 (-72) Herbert J. Kirkland  m 
ID: 28686(F) — 2 Mar 2022 12:53 ET Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 6
British Columbia Cariboo
13 June 1890 Age:
66
Re-elected incumbent
General 3/4 GOV 73.83% 158 of 642 Elig.: 374 Parti.: 57.22%
Loser > GOV 62.62% 134 (-24) William Pinchbeck  m 
  Post-Election...
29 June 1892 > ?? GOV Vac. Died in office
ID: 28703(F) — 21 Oct 2023 17:56 ET Service: 2 years 0 month 16 days (Gov't) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 6
British Columbia Westminster
13 June 1890 Age:
66
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/8 GOV 52.98% 506 of 2,866 Elig.: 1,928 Parti.: 49.55%
Loser > IND 48.27% 461 (-45) Colin B. Sword  m  ( 45 )
  Post-Election...
8 October 1890 > ?? GOV Vac. Resigned: Elected in another riding
ID: 28721(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:54 ET Service: 0 year 3 months 25 days (Gov't) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 6
British Columbia Westminster
7 November 1890 Age:
66
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
By-Election  
Successor > IND 49.68% 472 of 950 Colin B. Sword  m  ( 45 )
ID: 28722(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 6
British Columbia Cariboo
24 August 1892 Age:
68
Deceased
By-Election  
Successor > GOV 52.70% 117 of 222 Hugh Watt  m  ( 50 )
ID: 28725(F) — 9 Jan 2024 21:49 ET
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