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♂ Robert S.K. Welch
aliasRobert S.K. Welch
Record
64544 · 10939

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 6 1 7
Birth 13 July 1928 → 95 years + 9 months ago
Lived 72 years
First mandate 25 September 1963 → 60 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 2 months
Death 29 July 2000 → 23 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 2 months after 1 May 1985
Special notes
None
 
Robert S.K. Welch (1928–2000)
© Photo 1971 Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

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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 21 7 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William Andres  m 
⊕ Christel Haeck  f 
 		 ⊖ Michael M. Dietsch  m 
 
Eligible: 70,973 Votes: 43,430 Participation: 61.19% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35454(F) — 24 Dec 2022 15:47 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
35
PC
 1/4 23,229 53.99% +8,422 Loser:
LIB
 14,807 34.42% John Sullivan

Service: 4 years 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,945 Votes: 22,677 Participation: 64.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14008(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/3 13,334 59.28% +8,597 Loser:
LIB
 4,737 21.06% Arnold Usher

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,433 Votes: 31,438 Participation: 72.38% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14125(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/5 19,513 62.54% +13,289 Loser:
LIB
 6,224 19.95% Gray Willson

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,818 Votes: 22,872 Participation: 65.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12424(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 10,978 48.31% +5,067 Loser:
LIB
 5,911 26.01% Margo Pyfe

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,346 Votes: 23,232 Participation: 65.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12048(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 11,944 51.78% +6,034 Loser:
LIB
 5,910 25.62% Marvin Edwards

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,001 Votes: 21,729 Participation: 60.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12174(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 10,547 48.75% +3,665 Loser:
LIB
 6,882 31.81% William Andres

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,352 Votes: 23,572 Participation: 63.11% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12299(F) — 6 Jul 2023 14:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
PC
 9,741 41.55% Peter Partington
Eligible: 42,119 Votes: 27,734 Participation: 65.85% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5536(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
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 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
62
PC
 3/6 6,969 25.36% -2,569 Winner:
NDP
 9,538 34.71% Christel Haeck

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Stanley Welch		 09 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Stanley Welch		 09 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bob Welch (politician)		 09 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Mar 2024 08:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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