Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Robert A. Campbell
aliasRobert A. Campbell
Record
9191 · 11922

1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 67%
 
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth c. 1852 → 172 years ago
Lived ± 82 years
First mandate 26 June 1894 → 129 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age ± 42 years
Death c. 1934 → 90 years ago
Exit → Death ± 34 years + 2 months after 25 October 1899
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
Robert Campbell (1818–1887) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 5 3 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
John F. Dowling  m  (2 runoffs)
 

 
Eligible: 4,746 Votes: 2,991 Participation: 63.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7
Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33292(F) — 28 Apr 2024 02:38 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±38
LIB
2/3 1,241 41.97% -229 Winner:
LIB
1,470 49.71% John F. Dowling
Eligible: 4,923 Votes: 3,424 Participation: 69.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8
Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33382(F) — 28 Apr 2024 02:38 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
±42
LIB
1/3 1,802 53.41% +231 Loser:
LIB
1,571 46.56% John F. Dowling

Service:
3 years 8 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,223 Votes: 4,496 Participation: 72.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9
Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33477(F) — 31 Jul 2023 16:49 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±46
LIB
1/3 2,455 55.21% +1,441 Loser:
IND
1,014 22.80% John Bonfield
After his election:
25 Oct 1899 ±47
LIB
Vac.
To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 1 year 7 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9
Ontario
14 November 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33747(F) — 22 Feb 2022 23:52 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±47
Successor:
LIB
Acclam. Francis R. Latchford

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Robert A. Campbell
31 Jul 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Adam Campbell
31 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Adam Campbell
31 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Adam Campbell
31 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
Robert Adam Campbell
31 Jul 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Jul 2023 16:50 (but data presented dynamically)