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♂ Robert Henry
aliasRobert Henry
Record
27127 · 12007

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 30 November 1845 → 178 years + 5 months ago
Lived 72 years + 2 months
First mandate 23 June 1896 → 127 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 6 months
Death 30 January 1918 → 106 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 1 month after 15 December 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 0 5 22

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Charles B. Heyd  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William Paterson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,985 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20074(F) — 22 Jan 2022 21:07 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 2,538 50.91% +91 Loser:
LIB
 2,447 49.09% William Paterson
After his election:
15 Dec 1896 51
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 5 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,193 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
4 February 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20245(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
CONS
 2/2 2,406 46.33% -381 Winner:
LIB
 2,787 53.67% Charles B. Heyd
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,782 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20328(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
CONS
 2/2 2,288 47.85% -206 Winner:
LIB
 2,494 52.15% Charles B. Heyd

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Henry, M.P.		 13 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Henry, député		 13 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Robert Henry (homme politique canadien)		 13 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Henry (Canadian politician)		 13 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Aug 2023 01:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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