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♂ Robert McKim
aliasRobert McKim
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 4 1 5
Total 4 2 6
Birth c. 1828 → 196 years ago
Lived ± 72 years
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age ± 39 years
Death 20 January 1900 → 124 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 24 days after 27 December 1886
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
Ontario 13 10 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John McGowan  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ George T. Orton  m 
 
Eligible: 3,450 Votes: 2,796 Participation: 81.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32676(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±39
LIB
 1/2 1,434 51.29% +72 Loser:
LC
 1,362 48.71% ? Beattie

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,057 Votes: 2,410 Participation: 59.40% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32759(F) — 23 Jul 2023 01:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±43
LIB
 1/2 1,531 63.53% +652 Loser:
LC
 879 36.47% ? Cross
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 ±43
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
1 Jan 1874 ±46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 9 months 11 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,852 Votes: 3,011 Participation: 78.17% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18821(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:16 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±46
LIB
 2/2 1,481 49.19% -49 Winner:
LC
 1,530 50.81% George T. Orton
Eligible: 4,057 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
20 February 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33080(F) — 21 Feb 2022 14:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±46		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. John McGowan
Eligible: 4,075 Votes: 3,008 Participation: 73.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32841(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:16 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±47
LIB
 2/2 1,455 48.37% -98 Winner:
LC
 1,553 51.63% John McGowan
Eligible: 5,600 Votes: 3,618 Participation: 64.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32937(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
±51
LIB
 1/2 2,026 56.00% +434 Loser:
LC
 1,592 44.00% John McGowan

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,796 Votes: 3,752 Participation: 64.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33025(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±55
LIB
 1/2 2,103 56.28% +469 Loser:
LC
 1,634 43.72% ? Murphy

Service: 3 years 10 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,789 Votes: 2,973 Participation: 62.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33214(F) — 31 Dec 2022 15:07 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±58		 Successor:
LIB
 1,633 55.00% Absalom S. Allan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert McKim		 31 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert McKim		 31 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert McKim (Ontario politician)		 31 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Aug 2023 22:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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