♂ Robert E. Skelly

 Record
57163 · 644
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
British Columbia 5 5 0
Canada 2 1 1
Total 7 6 1
Birth Death Lived Died in office
14 April 1943
(81 years ago)
 6 August 2022
(1 year 9 months ago)
 79 years 3 months No
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
Raymond J. Skelly (1941–2019) Brother The brothers sat simultaneously in the 34th federal legislature.
Length of service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
British Columbia
Days years months days
5,728 15 8 6
Days years months days
1,197 3 3 10
Days years months days
4,531 12 4 26
Canada
Days years months days
1,798 4 11 3
Days years months days
0 0 0 0
Days years months days
1,798 4 11 3
Total > 
Days years months days
7,526 20 7 9
Days years months days
1,197 3 3 10
Days years months days
6,329 17 3 28
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 roles
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 33–34 NDP 1 Party leader 41–43 20 May 1984 — 11 Apr 1987 2 10 22
2. BC 33–34 NDP 1 Opposition Leader 41–43 20 May 1984 — 11 Apr 1987 2 10 22
Electoral history
→ 7 recorded electoral participations
→ 8 electoral path points
 		 → 3 documented challengers:
 		 Jim Bohlen  m 
William D. Gilmour  m 
Gillian R. Trumper  f 
 
Provincial
Ass.: 30		 British Columbia Alberni
30 August 1972 Age:
29		 → New to this legislature
General ✓ 1/4 NDP 53.69% 9,439 of 17,579 Elig.: 25,543 Parti.: 69.80%
Loser > SC 28.36% 4,985 (-4,454) Thomas Johnstone  m 
ID: 30065(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 31		 British Columbia Alberni
11 December 1975 Age:
32		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/5 NDP 48.07% 9,599 of 19,967 Elig.: 28,024 Parti.: 72.06%
Loser > SC 40.01% 7,988 (-1,611) Charles O. Haggard  m 
ID: 30115(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 32		 British Columbia Alberni
10 May 1979 Age:
36		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/3 NDP 57.63% 7,935 of 13,768 Elig.: 16,725 Parti.: 83.52%
Loser > SC 41.66% 5,736 (-2,199) Joseph Van Bergen  m 
ID: 30165(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 33		 British Columbia Alberni
5 May 1983 Age:
40		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/5 NDP 58.81% 8,656 of 14,718 Elig.: 19,109 Parti.: 78.30%
Loser > SC 37.34% 5,496 (-3,160) Alice Chiko  f 
ID: 35783(F) — 4 Mar 2022 22:21 ET Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 34		 British Columbia Alberni
22 October 1986 Age:
43		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/4 NDP 55.29% 8,597 of 15,548 Elig.: 18,475 Parti.: 85.80%
Loser > SC 41.72% 6,487 (-2,110) Gillian R. Trumper  f  ( 50 )
  Post-Election...
10 May 1988 > ?? NDP → Vac. Resigned: Successfully ran federally
ID: 35835(F) — 4 Mar 2022 22:52 ET Service: 1 year 6 months 18 days (Oppo.) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 34		 British Columbia Alberni
19 November 1988 Age:
45		 Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
By-Election  
Successor > NDP 57.48% 6,401 of 11,137 Gerard A. Janssen  m  ( 42 )
ID: 35889(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
Federal
Ass.: 34		 British Columbia Comox--Alberni
21 November 1988 Age:
45		 → New to Parliament
General ✓ 1/7 NDP 42.83% 21,128 of 49,331 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > PC 28.30% 13,959 (-7,169) Darlene Weir  f 
ID: 3476(F) — 10 Jan 2022 19:34 ET Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 35		 British Columbia Comox--Alberni
25 October 1993 Age:
50		 Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General ✗ 3/9 NDP 16.55% 9,365 of 56,603 Elig.: 80,233 Parti.: 70.80%
Winner > REF 44.17% 25,000 (+15,635) William D. Gilmour  m  ( 50 )
ID: 3201(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
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EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): Robert Evans Skelly, M.P. 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): Robert Evans Skelly, député 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia: Bob Skelly 11 Feb 2024
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 @ 18:59 ET
Gen.: 08 May 2024 @ 00:09 ET