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♂ Wishart McLea Robertson
aliasWishart Robertson
Record
53124 · 10365

United Church   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 0 1
Birth 15 February 1891 → 133 years + 2 months ago
Lived 76 years + 6 months
First mandate 1 October 1928 → 95 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 7 months
Death 16 August 1967 → 56 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 11 months after 21 August 1933
Special notes
None
 
Wishart McLea Robertson (1891–1967)
© Photo Library and Archives Canada — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Robert Robertson (1817–1901) Grandfather  
⊖ Thomas Robertson (1852–1902) Father  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Nova Scotia (1943–1965)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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
Nova Scotia 4 10 19 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 20–21
LIB
 1 Minister 54–62 04 Sep 1945 — 13 Oct 1953 8 1 9
 1. Without portfolio

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Henry R.L. Bill  m 
⊖ Norman E. Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ Ernest R. Nickerson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,120 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18115(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:48 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 1/4 2,474 54.25% +353 Loser:
LC
 2,121 46.51% Ernest R. Nickerson

Service: 4 years 10 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,989 Votes: 5,800 Participation: 82.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18135(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
LIB
 3,252 56.54% Henry R.L. Bill

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Wishart McLea Robertson, P.C., Senator		 11 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Wishart McLea Robertson, C.P., sénateur		 11 Apr 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Robertson, Wishart McLea (p. 188)		 11 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Wishart McLea Robertson		 11 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Wishart McLea Robertson		 11 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Apr 2024 22:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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