Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Robert E. McKinley
aliasRobert E. McKinley
Record
41839 · 110

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 14 August 1928 → 95 years + 8 months ago
Lived 94 years + 2 months
First mandate 8 November 1965 → 58 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 2 months
Death 16 October 2022 → 1 year + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 42 years + 7 months after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
Robert E. McKinley (1928–2022)
© Photo 1979 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 14 3 5

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 

 
Eligible: 25,551 Votes: 21,680 Participation: 84.85% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27
Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25142(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
37
PC
1/3 10,670 49.59% +1,133 Loser:
LIB
9,537 44.32% Maitland E. Edgar

Service:
2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,824 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28
Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9982(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
1/3 14,652 54.62% +3,692 Loser:
LIB
10,960 40.86% Maitland E. Edgar

Service:
4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,694 Votes: 29,428 Participation: 80.20% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29
Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10237(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
1/4 18,921 64.30% +10,351 Loser:
LIB
8,570 29.12% Charles H. Thomas

Service:
1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,560 Votes: 29,122 Participation: 75.52% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30
Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10501(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
1/3 17,186 59.18% +7,083 Loser:
LIB
10,103 34.79% John Lyndon

Service:
4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,322 Votes: 35,669 Participation: 77.00% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31
Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4443(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
1/3 21,122 59.22% +9,304 Loser:
LIB
11,818 33.13% Graeme Craig

Service:
8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,322 Votes: 34,863 Participation: 75.26% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32
Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4161(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51
Successor:
PC
16,520 47.54% Murray Cardiff

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Elgin McKinley, M.P.
27 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Elgin McKinley, député
27 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert McKinley (politician)
27 Jan 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Jan 2024 20:37 (but data presented dynamically)