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♂ John M. Robb
aliasJohn M. Robb
Record
52902 · 12528

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 4 8
Birth 4 July 1876 → 147 years + 9 months ago
Lived 66 years + 5 months
First mandate 25 October 1915 → 108 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 3 months
Death 11 December 1942 → 81 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 5 months after 18 June 1934
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
Ontario 11 5 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ W. Lynn Miller  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur G. Wallis  m 
 		 ⊖ K. Spencer Stover  m 
 
Eligible: 5,325 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
14		 Ontario
25 October 1915
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34122(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,461 Votes: 6,490 Participation: 68.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34138(F) — 17 Oct 2023 07:53 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LC
 2/3 2,226 34.80% -44 Winner:
LIB
 2,270 35.49% K. Spencer Stover
Eligible: 9,764 Votes: 6,623 Participation: 67.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34265(F) — 17 Oct 2023 07:50 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
46
LC
 2/3 2,351 35.85% -14 Winner:
LIB
 2,365 36.06% Arthur G. Wallis
Eligible: 10,625 Votes: 5,837 Participation: 54.94% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34388(F) — 28 Dec 2022 10:59 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
LC
 1/2 3,554 61.50% +1,329 Loser:
PROG
 2,225 38.50% William Rowan

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,755 Votes: 6,854 Participation: 63.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34505(F) — 28 Dec 2022 09:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/2 4,565 67.49% +2,366 Loser:
LIB
 2,199 32.51% Charles Young
After his election:
16 Sep 1930 54
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
18		 Ontario
18 October 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34616(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,791 Votes: 14,858 Participation: 79.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34633(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:31 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LC
 2/2 5,461 37.13% -3,786 Winner:
LIB
 9,247 62.87% W. Lynn Miller
Eligible: 18,871 Votes: 14,080 Participation: 74.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34728(F) — 27 Dec 2022 20:52 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
61
LC
 2/3 6,516 46.81% -576 Winner:
LIB
 7,092 50.94% W. Lynn Miller

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Morrow Robb		 17 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Morrow Robb		 17 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Morrow Robb		 17 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Oct 2023 07:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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