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♂ Robert K. Anderson
aliasRobert K. Anderson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 29 August 1861 → 162 years + 8 months ago
Lived 88 years + 10 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 3 months
Death 4 July 1950 → 73 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 8 months after 13 October 1935
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 17 9 21

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John F. Ford  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,834 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21349(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
UNIO
 1/2 4,802 70.27% +2,770 Loser:
LL
 2,032 29.73% Walter D. Gregory

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,151 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21609(F) — 4 Sep 2023 16:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
NLCP
 1/3 5,264 43.32% +1,615 Loser:
LIB
 3,649 30.03% William F. Fisher
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 60
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,023 Votes: 12,199 Participation: 76.13% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21880(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LC
 1/2 6,775 55.54% +1,351 Loser:
LIB
 5,424 44.46% Duncan Campbell
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 64
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 16,023 Votes: 10,530 Participation: 65.72% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22131(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LC
 1/2 6,222 59.09% +1,914 Loser:
LIB
 4,308 40.91% William J.L. Hampshire

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,035 Votes: 12,782 Participation: 79.71% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22405(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
LC
 1/2 6,976 54.58% +1,170 Loser:
PROG
 5,806 45.42% James Waldbrook

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,430 Votes: 13,199 Participation: 75.73% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22677(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
74		 Successor:
LIB
 6,177 46.80% E. Hughes Cleaver

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert King Anderson, M.P.		 26 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert King Anderson, député		 26 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert King Anderson		 26 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jul 2023 13:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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