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♂ Robert V. Callahan
aliasRobert V. Callahan
Record
8847 · 11372

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 3 6
Birth 11 April 1937 → 87 years ago
Lived 83 years + 8 months
First mandate 2 May 1985 → 39 years + 1 day ago
↳ at age 48 years
Death 26 December 2020 → 3 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 6 months after 7 June 1995
Special notes
None
 
Robert V. Callahan (1937–2020) 200x300
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — 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
Ontario 10 1 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Tony P. Clement  m 
 		 ⊖ William G. Davis  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 59,187 Votes: 38,030 Participation: 64.25% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12045(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 3/6 7,948 21.01% -11,693 Winner:
PC
 19,641 51.92% William G. Davis
Eligible: 81,215 Votes: 41,198 Participation: 50.73% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12171(F) — 26 Feb 2022 17:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 2/4 9,391 23.02% -15,582 Winner:
PC
 24,973 61.23% William G. Davis
Eligible: 101,366 Votes: 56,607 Participation: 55.84% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12296(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:06 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 1/5 25,656 45.62% +4,417 Loser:
PC
 21,239 37.77% Jeffrey Rice
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 48
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 62,065 Votes: 34,291 Participation: 55.25% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5562(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/7 17,913 52.58% +11,141 Loser:
PC
 6,772 19.88% Frank Russell

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,574 Votes: 40,703 Participation: 59.36% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5432(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/5 12,918 32.31% +424 Loser:
NDP
 12,494 31.25% John Scheer

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,364 Votes: 44,458 Participation: 59.78% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5303(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 2/5 15,237 34.62% -6,622 Winner:
PC
 21,859 49.67% Tony P. Clement

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert V. Callahan		 20 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert V. Callahan		 20 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Bob Callahan (politician)		 20 Dec 2023

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