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♂ Robert Cunningham
aliasRobert Cunningham
Record
13835 · 5112

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 12 May 1836 → 188 years ago
Lived 38 years + 1 month
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 2 months
Death 4 July 1874 → 149 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Robert Cunningham (1836–1874)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 11 13

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Pascal Bréland  m 
⊖ John Norquay  m 
 		 ⊖ James S. Lynch  m 
⊖ Joseph O'Connell Ryan  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 584 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
2		 Manitoba
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18661(F) — 25 Jun 2023 12:14 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
LIB
 1/4 393 67.29% +278 Loser:
CONS
 115 19.69% John Norquay
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 37
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 1,050 Votes: 744 Participation: 70.86% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Manitoba
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18708(F) — 20 Jan 2022 21:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 393 52.82% +42 Loser:
LIB
 351 47.18% Joseph O. Ryan
After his election:
4 Jul 1874 38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 5 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,050 Votes: 680 Participation: 64.76% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Manitoba
25 August 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18905(F) — 11 Dec 2023 22:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LIB
 2/2 329 48.38% -22 Winner:
LIB
 351 51.62% Joseph O. Ryan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Robert Cunningham (1836-1874)		  3 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Cunningham, M.P.		  3 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Cunningham, député		  3 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Cunningham (politician)		  3 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 23:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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