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♂ Arthur W. Roebuck
aliasArthur W. Roebuck
Record
53502 · 11980

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 43%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Ontario 2 3 5
Total 3 4 7
Birth 28 February 1878 → 146 years + 2 months ago
Lived 93 years + 8 months
First mandate 19 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 3 months
Death 17 November 1971 → 52 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 5 months after 10 June 1945
Special notes
None
 
Arthur W. Roebuck (1878–1971) 200x238
© Photo Arthur Roy — Public domain
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 5 2 14
Ontario 5 8 18 Z
TOTAL 10 11 2

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas H. Bell  m 
⊖ George R. Geary  m 
⊖ Thomas Magladery  m 
 		 ⊖ Francis Cochrane  m 
⊖ George S. Henry  m 
⊖ Robert T. Shillington  m 
 
Eligible: 11,307 Votes: 4,600 Participation: 40.68% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33978(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
33
LIB
 2/2 2,139 47.09% -264 Winner:
LC
 2,403 52.91% Robert T. Shillington
Eligible: 10,998 Votes: 5,916 Participation: 53.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34089(F) — 29 Dec 2022 10:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 2/3 2,107 35.97% -731 Winner:
LC
 2,838 48.45% Thomas Magladery
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,893 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21369(F) — 23 Jan 2022 20:43 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
39
LL
 2/2 4,868 40.93% -2,157 Winner:
UNIO
 7,025 59.07% Francis Cochrane
Eligible: 51,343 Votes: 16,999 Participation: 33.11% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34372(F) — 28 Dec 2022 22:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
UFO
 2/4 3,080 18.53% -8,783 Winner:
LC
 11,863 71.36% George S. Henry
Eligible: 24,518 Votes: 17,335 Participation: 70.70% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34635(F) — 28 Dec 2022 08:17 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
LIB
 1/4 9,339 55.17% +3,973 Loser:
LC
 5,366 31.70% Thomas H. Bell

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,623 Votes: 17,396 Participation: 65.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34730(F) — 25 Feb 2022 23:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/3 11,772 68.72% +6,712 Loser:
LC
 5,060 29.54% John Noble
After his election:
8 Mar 1940 62
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 5 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 39,113 Votes: 27,589 Participation: 70.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23002(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
62
LIB
 1/3 14,901 54.01% +3,284 Loser:
NATG
 11,617 42.11% George R. Geary

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,107 Votes: 14,437 Participation: 53.26% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34829(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:06 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LPP
 4,312 30.37% A. Albert MacLeod
Eligible: 40,514 Votes: 28,638 Participation: 70.69% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23262(F) — 6 Sep 2021 16:47 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
PC
 8,908 31.11% Lawrence W. Skey

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Arthur Wentworth Roebuck		 19 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Arthur Wentworth Roebuck		 19 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Arthur Wentworth Roebuck, Q.C., M.P., Senator		 19 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Arthur Wentworth Roebuck, c.r., député, sénateur		 19 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Arthur Roebuck		 19 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Roebuck		 19 Dec 2023

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