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♂ William Robinson
aliasWilliam Robinson
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 5 November 1823 → 200 years + 5 months ago
Lived 88 years + 8 months
First mandate 21 March 1871 → 153 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 47 years + 4 months
Death 21 July 1912 → 111 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 1 month after 4 June 1879
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 8 2 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James H. Metcalfe  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,084 Votes: 1,213 Participation: 58.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32715(F) — 22 Jul 2023 19:28 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LC
 1/3 607 50.04% +21 Loser:
LIB
 586 48.31% ? Breden
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 48
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,674 Votes: 1,726 Participation: 64.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32797(F) — 10 Oct 2022 08:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 935 54.17% +144 Loser:
CL
 791 45.83% James McCammon

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,874 Votes: 1,711 Participation: 59.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32890(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LIB
 2/2 756 44.18% -199 Winner:
LC
 955 55.82% James H. Metcalfe

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Robinson		 10 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Robinson		 10 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Robinson (Ontario politician)		 10 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Oct 2023 07:46 (but data presented dynamically)

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