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♂ Robert Christie
aliasRobert Christie
Record
11072 · 11692

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 29 June 1826 → 197 years + 10 months ago
Lived 87 years + 8 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 2 months
Death 9 March 1914 → 110 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 39 years + 1 month after 17 January 1875
Special notes
None
 
Robert Christie (1826–1914)
© Photo 1873 Notman & Fraser — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
An Ontario Liberal, Christie died 39 years after his failed attempt to win a third mandate, which made him the last surviving member of the first Ontario legislature at the time of his death.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 7 4 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Thomas Stock  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,825 Votes: 2,258 Participation: 79.93% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32678(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 1,139 50.44% +20 Loser:
LC
 1,119 49.56% ? Miller

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,637 Votes: 1,871 Participation: 70.95% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32761(F) — 23 Jul 2023 02:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 1,071 57.24% +271 Loser:
LC
 800 42.76% ? Wood
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 45
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,284 Votes: 2,421 Participation: 73.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32843(F) — 23 Jul 2023 02:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/2 1,199 49.52% -23 Winner:
LC
 1,222 50.48% Thomas Stock

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Christie		 11 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Christie		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Christie (Ontario politician)		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 23:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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