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♂ Robert Boston
aliasRobert Boston
Record
5973 · 11974

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth c. 1836 → 188 years ago
Lived ± 86 years
First mandate 22 March 1893 → 131 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age ± 57 years
Death 12 April 1922 → 102 years ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 9 months after 22 June 1896
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
Canada 3 3 0

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Valentine Ratz  m 
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Ontario
22 March 1893
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20001(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±57
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 3 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,330 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20117(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±60		 Successor:
LIB
 2,035 61.11% Malcolm McGugan
Eligible: 5,085 Votes: 3,517 Participation: 69.16% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20619(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
±68
LIB
 2/2 1,598 45.76% -296 Winner:
LIB
 1,894 54.24% Valentine Ratz

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Boston, M.P.		 28 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Boston, député		 28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Boston (politician)		 28 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jul 2023 16:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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