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♂ Robert William Runciman
aliasBob Runciman
Record
54364 · 11214

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 8 0 8
Birth 10 August 1942
Age 81 years + 9 months
First mandate 19 March 1981 → 43 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 38 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 14 years + 3 months ago (29 January 2010)
Special notes
None
 
Robert William Runciman (1942– )
© Photo 2010 Senate (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Ontario (2010–2017)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Brockville, Ontario (1972–1981)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 28 10 4 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 38
PC
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 62 18 Sep 2004 — 17 Mar 2005 0 5 27
2. ON 39
PC
 2 ✓ Opposition Leader 65–66 10 Oct 2007 — 26 Jun 2009 1 8 16
3. ON 39
PC
 1 ✓ Party leader 66 20 Mar 2009 — 26 Jun 2009 0 3 6

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Peter Bevan-Baker  m 
 		 ⊖ Jim Jordan  m 
 
Eligible: 36,614 Votes: 21,434 Participation: 58.54% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12221(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
PC
 1/3 13,725 64.41% +9,082 Loser:
LIB
 4,643 21.79% John Fournell

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 39,253 Votes: 23,064 Participation: 58.76% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12346(F) — 6 Jul 2023 18:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/4 11,809 51.61% +5,061 Loser:
LIB
 6,748 29.49% Dolores Wing
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 42
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,206 Votes: 34,401 Participation: 68.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5612(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 14,787 43.18% +198 Loser:
LIB
 14,589 42.60% Jim Jordan

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 52,240 Votes: 34,575 Participation: 66.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5482(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 16,846 49.07% +7,674 Loser:
LIB
 9,172 26.72% Chris Puddicombe

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,953 Votes: 34,654 Participation: 63.06% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5337(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/5 21,763 63.27% +12,808 Loser:
LIB
 8,955 26.03% Peter McKenna

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,819 Votes: 44,328 Participation: 61.72% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5126(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/5 23,390 53.10% +6,083 Loser:
LIB
 17,307 39.29% Don Cameron

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,237 Votes: 44,244 Participation: 62.11% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5023(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
 1/5 21,443 48.70% +3,776 Loser:
LIB
 17,667 40.13% Stephen Mazurek

Service: 4 years 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 73,763 Votes: 40,652 Participation: 55.11% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5229(F) — 27 Feb 2022 10:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
PC
 1/5 22,755 56.24% +11,153 Loser:
LIB
 11,602 28.67% Lori Bryden
After his election:
29 Jan 2010 67
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 3 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 76,053 Votes: 27,846 Participation: 36.61% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
39		 Ontario
4 March 2010
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14737(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
PC
 18,510 66.68% Stephen J. Clark

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert W. Runciman		  8 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert W. Runciman		  8 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Bob Runciman, Senator		  8 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Bob Runciman, sénateur		  8 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bob Runciman		  8 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Bob Runciman		  8 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Apr 2024 21:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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