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♂ Robert A. Lyon
aliasRobert A. Lyon
Record
37265 · 11735

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 1 6
Birth 4 October 1829 → 194 years + 6 months ago
Lived 71 years + 8 months
First mandate 8 October 1878 → 145 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 49 years
Death 6 June 1901 → 122 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 2 days after 4 June 1890
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 11 6 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Alexander F. Campbell  m 
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
8 October 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33102(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 7 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,078 Votes: 2,007 Participation: 96.58% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32856(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 1,081 53.86% +155 Loser:
LC
 926 46.14% ? Macdonald

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,000 Votes: 3,173 Participation: 79.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32944(F) — 31 Dec 2022 15:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 1,625 51.82% +114 Loser:
LC
 1,511 48.18% W. Plummer
After his election:
15 May 1885 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Elected in another riding
Service: 2 years 2 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Ontario
29 June 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33131(F) — 11 Oct 2022 13:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 1 year 5 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33133(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,800 Votes: 3,095 Participation: 64.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33224(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:01 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIB
 2/2 1,509 49.03% -60 Winner:
LC
 1,569 50.97% Alexander F. Campbell

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Adam Lyon		 25 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Adam Lyon		 25 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Adam Lyon		 25 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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