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♂ William G. Robertson
aliasWilliam G. Robertson
Record
53120 · 12968

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth c. 1873 → 151 years ago
Lived ± 67 years
First mandate 1 December 1926 → 97 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age ± 53 years
Death c. 1940 → 84 years ago
Exit → Death ± 10 years + 2 months after 29 October 1929
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Frederick G. Robertson (1909–2002) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 2 10 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Frederick J. McArthur  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 19,788 Votes: 14,301 Participation: 72.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34443(F) — 17 Sep 2023 11:32 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±53
LIB
 1/2 7,612 53.46% +985 Loser:
LC
 6,627 46.54% Frederick J. McArthur

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,428 Votes: 13,617 Participation: 70.09% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34556(F) — 17 Sep 2023 11:32 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±56
LIB
 2/2 6,425 47.48% -683 Winner:
LC
 7,108 52.52% Frederick J. McArthur

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William George Robertson		 17 Sep 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William George Robertson		 17 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William George Robertson		 17 Sep 2023

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