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♂ Clifford W. Robinson
aliasClifford W. Robinson
Record
53221 · 10714

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
New Brunswick 7 0 7
Total 7 1 8
Birth 1 September 1866 → 157 years + 7 months ago
Lived 77 years + 10 months
First mandate 29 May 1897 → 126 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 8 months
Death 27 July 1944 → 79 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 2 months after 5 May 1924
Special notes
None
 

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
New Brunswick 22 2 10 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 30–31
LIB
 1 Speaker 34–40 28 Feb 1901 — 05 Mar 1907 6 0 5
2. NB 31
LIB
 1 Premier 40–41 31 May 1907 — 02 Mar 1908 0 9 2
3. NB 31–32
LIB
 1 Party leader 40–45 31 May 1907 — 31 Jan 1912 4 8 0
4. NB 31
LIB
 1 Minister 40–41 31 May 1907 — 27 Oct 1907 0 4 27
5. NB 32
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 41–45 03 Mar 1908 — 10 Oct 1911 3 7 7
 4. Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
12 documented challengers
⊖ Frank B. Black  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William F. Humphrey  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Patrick G. Mahoney  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Henry A. Powell  m 
⊖ Ambroise D. Richard  m 
⊖ Francis J. Sweeney  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Arthur B. Copp  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Clément M. Léger  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Olivier-Maximin Melanson  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Otto B. Price  m 
⊖ Frederick W. Sumner  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ W. Woodbury Wells  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,869 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 New Brunswick
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20046(F) — 28 Nov 2021 19:25 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
29
LIB
 2/2 3,427 49.89% -15 Winner:
LC
 3,442 50.11% Henry A. Powell
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
29 May 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32161(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,971 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
30		 New Brunswick
18 February 1899
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32179(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
LIB
 2/8 4,064 50.84% +78 Loser:
CONS
 3,986 49.87% Frank B. Black

Service: 4 years 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,448 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
31		 New Brunswick
28 February 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32206(F) — 16 Jun 2023 07:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 2/8 4,138 56.21% +537 Loser:
IND
 3,601 48.91% William F. Humphrey
After his election:
15 Apr 1907 40
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 4 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 New Brunswick
30 April 1907
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32216(F) — 13 Oct 2022 23:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 10 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,860 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
32		 New Brunswick
3 March 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32232(F) — 16 Jun 2023 07:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
41
LIB
 1/8 4,469 54.40% +544 Loser:
CONS
 3,925 47.78% Frederick W. Sumner

Service: 4 years 3 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,962 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
33		 New Brunswick
20 June 1912
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32261(F) — 16 Jun 2023 07:51 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
CONS
 3,436 52.93% Olivier-Maximin Melanson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,636 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 New Brunswick
24 February 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32279(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 1,388 52.66% +140 Loser:
CONS
 1,248 47.34% Otto B. Price

Service: 3 years 7 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,382 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
9 October 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32301(F) — 12 Feb 2022 01:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/3 1,884 42.99% +518 Loser:
IND
 1,366 31.17% George B. Willett
After his election:
5 May 1924 57
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 6 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,497 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
1 December 1924
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32318(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
CONS
 3,697 56.90% E. Albert Reilly

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Speakers of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
Hon. Clifford W. Robinson		 01 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick, Présidents de l'Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick
L’hon. Clifford W. Robinson		 01 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Clifford William Robinson, Senator		 01 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Clifford William Robinson, sénateur		 01 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Clifford William Robinson		 01 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Clifford William Robinson		 01 Sep 2023

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