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♂ Robert C. McKessock
aliasRobert C. McKessock
Record
41805 · 12581

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 2 February 1933
Age 91 years + 2 months
First mandate 18 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 36 years + 7 months ago (9 September 1987)
Special notes
None
 
Robert C. McKessock (1933– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
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 11 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Eric A. Winkler  m 
 
 
Eligible: 35,278 Votes: 26,040 Participation: 73.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12449(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 1/3 11,686 45.02% +277 Loser:
PC
 11,409 43.95% Eric A. Winkler

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,455 Votes: 26,529 Participation: 72.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12073(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 14,651 55.39% +7,062 Loser:
PC
 7,589 28.69% Fred Taylor

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,273 Votes: 24,140 Participation: 64.77% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12199(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 13,334 55.47% +4,541 Loser:
PC
 8,793 36.58% John Young

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,981 Votes: 24,750 Participation: 63.49% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12324(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 16,061 65.17% +10,186 Loser:
PC
 5,875 23.84% Cornelis Vanderham
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 52
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 54,053 Votes: 34,722 Participation: 64.24% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5593(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 14,298 41.41% Ronald F. Lipsett

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Carson McKessock		 02 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Carson McKessock		 02 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bob McKessock		 02 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Feb 2024 20:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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