♂ Robert L. Stanfield ♦

Anglican   
 Record
58587 · 80
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Nova Scotia 6 6 0
Canada 4 4 0
Total 10 10 0
Birth Death Lived Died in office
11 April 1914
(110 years ago)
 16 December 2003
(20 years 4 months ago)
 89 years 8 months No
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
John Stanfield (1868–1934) Uncle
Frank Stanfield (1872–1931) Father
William L. Hall (1876–1958) Father-in-law Stanfield was married to Mary Margaret, Hall's daughter
Frank T. Stanfield (1903–1967) Brother
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Nova Scotia
Days years months days
6,665 18 2 30
Days years months days
3,967 10 10 10
Days years months days
2,698 7 4 19
Canada
Days years months days
4,211 11 6 12
Days years months days
0 0 0 0
Days years months days
4,211 11 6 12
Total > 
Days years months days
10,876 29 9 11
Days years months days
3,967 10 10 10
Days years months days
6,909 18 11 0
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. NS 43 PC 1 Party leader 34–53 01 Jun 1948 — 08 Sep 1967 19 3 7
2. NS 44–45 PC 1 Opposition Leader 35–42 09 Jun 1949 — 29 Oct 1956 7 4 20
3. NS 46–49 PC 1 Premier 42–53 30 Oct 1956 — 08 Sep 1967 10 10 9
4. CA 27–30 PC 1 Party leader 53–61 09 Sep 1967 — 21 Feb 1976 8 5 12
5. CA 27–30 PC 1 Opposition Leader 53–61 06 Nov 1967 — 21 Feb 1976 8 3 15
Electoral history
→ 10 recorded electoral participations
→ 12 electoral path points
 		 → 4 documented challengers:
 		 Martin M. (Marty) Dolin  m 
Robert F. McLellan  m 
Gordon T. Purdy  m  (3 runoffs)
George I. Smith  m  (6 runoffs)
 
Provincial
Ass.: 44		 Nova Scotia Colchester
9 June 1949 Age:
35		 → New to this legislature
General ✓ 1/5 PC 53.87% 8,081 of 29,999 Elig.: 19,034 Parti.: 78.95%
Loser > LIB 46.45% 6,968 (-1,113) W.J. MacDonald  m 
ID: 18242(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 45		 Nova Scotia Colchester
26 May 1953 Age:
39		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/6 PC 51.21% 7,677 of 29,980 Elig.: 18,613 Parti.: 80.72%
Loser > LIB 48.40% 7,255 (-422) Gordon T. Purdy  m  ( 64 )
ID: 18278(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 46		 Nova Scotia Colchester
30 October 1956 Age:
42		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/6 PC 55.72% 8,476 of 30,421 Elig.: 18,932 Parti.: 80.49%
Loser > LIB 44.26% 6,733 (-1,743) Hector Hill  m 
ID: 18313(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 47		 Nova Scotia Colchester
7 June 1960 Age:
46		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/6 PC 57.63% 8,574 of 29,755 Elig.: 19,012 Parti.: 78.45%
Loser > LIB 41.18% 6,127 (-2,447) Gordon T. Purdy  m  ( 71 )
ID: 18357(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET Service: 3 years 4 months (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 48		 Nova Scotia Colchester
8 October 1963 Age:
49		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/6 PC 64.84% 9,606 of 29,629 Elig.: 19,339 Parti.: 76.75%
Loser > LIB 37.23% 5,515 (-4,091) Gordon T. Purdy  m  ( 75 )
ID: 18399(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 49		 Nova Scotia Colchester
30 May 1967 Age:
53		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/6 PC 61.82% 9,091 of 29,284 Elig.: 19,865 Parti.: 74.02%
Loser > LIB 36.37% 5,348 (-3,743) Charles K. Sutherland  m 
  Post-Election...
13 September 1967 > ?? PC → Vac. Resigned: Successfully ran federally
ID: 14244(F) — 8 Feb 2022 20:17 ET Service: 0 year 3 months 14 days (Gov't) Exit from legislature →
Federal
Ass.: 27		 Nova Scotia Colchester--Hants
6 November 1967 Age:
53		 → New to Parliament
By-Election ✓ 1/3 PC 92.11% 15,389 of 16,708 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > ILIB 6.57% 1,098 (-14,291) Robert B. Kirk  m 
ID: 25303(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 0 year 7 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 49		 Nova Scotia Colchester
13 February 1968 Age:
53		 Incumbent did not run in this election
By-Election  
Successor > PC 53.88% 8,067 of 14,971 Gerald C. Ritcey  m  ( 53 )
ID: 14286(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
Federal
Ass.: 28		 Nova Scotia Halifax
25 June 1968 Age:
54		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/3 PC 60.33% 19,569 of 32,438 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LIB 35.62% 11,555 (-8,014) M. Gregory Tompkins  m 
ID: 9951(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 29		 Nova Scotia Halifax
30 October 1972 Age:
58		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/4 PC 56.04% 17,966 of 32,062 Elig.: 43,078 Parti.: 74.43%
Loser > LIB 31.31% 10,039 (-7,927) Terry McGrath  m 
ID: 10207(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 30		 Nova Scotia Halifax
8 July 1974 Age:
60		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/5 PC 49.26% 14,865 of 30,179 Elig.: 43,078 Parti.: 70.06%
Loser > LIB 40.70% 12,282 (-2,583) Brian Flemming  m 
ID: 10471(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 31		 Nova Scotia Halifax
22 May 1979 Age:
65		 Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
General  
Successor > PC 40.45% 16,570 of 40,961 George T.H. Cooper  m  ( 37 )
ID: 4406(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
→ 8 online biographical references
 
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EN Free Form: CBC Digital Archives, An unforgettable fumble for Robert Stanfield 12 Apr 2024
EN Canadian Encyclopedia: Robert Stanfield (Obituary) 12 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne: Robert Stanfield (Obituary) 12 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Right Hon. Robert Lorne Stanfield, P.C., Q.C., M.P. 12 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): Le très hon. Robert Lorne Stanfield, C.P., c.r., député 12 Apr 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory: Stanfield, Robert Lorne (p. 208) 12 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia: Robert Stanfield 12 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia: Robert Stanfield 12 Apr 2024
Rev.: 12 Apr 2024 @ 07:45 ET
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