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♂ Robert Keith Rae
aliasRobert Keith Rae
Record
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Lithuanian-Canadian    Judaism   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
Ontario 5 0 5
Total 11 0 11
Birth 2 August 1948
Age 75 years + 8 months
First mandate 16 October 1978 → 45 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 10 years + 8 months ago (31 July 2013)
Special notes
None
 
Robert Keith Rae (1948– )
© Photo Mykola Swarnyk — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
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 8 8 25
Ontario 13 3 21 Z
TOTAL 22 0 16

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 32–36
NDP
 1 Party leader 33–47 07 Feb 1982 — 29 Feb 1996 14 0 22
2. ON 34
NDP
 1 Opposition Leader 39–42 10 Sep 1987 — 05 Sep 1990 2 11 26
3. ON 35
NDP
 1 Premier 42–46 06 Sep 1990 — 07 Jun 1995 4 9 1
4. CA 41
LIB
 1 ✓ Party leader 62–64 25 May 2011 — 13 Apr 2013 1 10 19

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 14  
11 documented challengers
⊕ Kevin M. Clarke  m 
⊕ El-Farouk Khaki  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ John V. Nunziata  m 
⊕ Darrell T. Rankin  m 
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
⊕ Bahman Yazdanfar  m 
 		 ⊖ Philip D. Gigantès  m 
⊕ Donald Meredith  m 
⊖ Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell  f  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Alan Tonks  m 
⊕ Elizabeth (Liz) White  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 35,119 Votes: 20,026 Participation: 57.02% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Ontario
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10895(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
30
NDP
 1/4 8,388 41.89% +420 Loser:
PC
 7,968 39.79% Tom Clifford

Service: 7 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,204 Votes: 33,204 Participation: 71.86% Candidacies: 7
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4416(F) — 1 Feb 2022 10:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
NDP
 1/7 13,187 39.72% +3,200 Loser:
PC
 9,987 30.08% Michael Clarke

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,204 Votes: 32,359 Participation: 70.04% Candidacies: 9
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4134(F) — 20 Feb 2024 17:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
NDP
 1/9 12,953 40.37% +2,352 Loser:
LIB
 10,601 33.04% Philip D. Gigantès
After his election:
2 Mar 1982 33
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 2 years 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,204 Votes: 28,045 Participation: 60.70% Candidacies: 9
Federal
32		 Ontario
12 October 1982
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10873(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
34		 Successor:
NDP
 10,967 39.11% Lynn McDonald
Eligible: 43,515 Votes: 24,740 Participation: 56.85% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
32		 Ontario
4 November 1982
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32582(F) — 5 Nov 2022 18:45 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
34
NDP
 1/5 11,286 45.62% +2,554 Loser:
LIB
 8,732 35.30% John V. Nunziata

Service: 2 years 5 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,997 Votes: 30,601 Participation: 66.53% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12413(F) — 6 Jul 2023 13:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
36
NDP
 1/6 16,373 54.02% +9,566 Loser:
LIB
 6,807 22.46% Horace Hale
After his election:
29 May 1985 36
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
26 Jun 1985 36
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
31 Jul 1987 38
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,134 Votes: 28,277 Participation: 70.46% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5685(F) — 1 Oct 2021 15:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
39
NDP
 1/4 13,190 47.10% +333 Loser:
LIB
 12,857 45.91% Alan Tonks

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,959 Votes: 25,355 Participation: 66.80% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5555(F) — 1 Oct 2021 15:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
42
NDP
 1/5 16,642 66.70% +12,108 Loser:
LIB
 4,534 18.17% Ozzie Grant

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,192 Votes: 25,709 Participation: 69.13% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5398(F) — 2 Apr 2022 21:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
NDP
 1/9 10,442 41.24% +2,716 Loser:
PC
 7,726 30.51% Larry Edwards
After his election:
29 Feb 1996 47
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,072 Votes: 20,087 Participation: 51.41% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Ontario
23 May 1996
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12019(F) — 29 Nov 2023 19:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
LIB
 7,774 39.22% Gerard M. Kennedy
Eligible: 85,962 Votes: 23,953 Participation: 27.86% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Ontario
17 March 2008
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 10814(F) — 29 Nov 2022 17:31 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
59
LIB
 1/6 14,187 59.47% +10,875 Loser:
NDP
 3,312 13.88% El-Farouk Khaki

Service: 6 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 89,851 Votes: 51,563 Participation: 57.39% Candidacies: 8
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5888(F) — 29 Nov 2022 17:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/8 27,462 53.53% +18,060 Loser:
CPC
 9,402 18.33% David P. Gentili

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 88,810 Votes: 55,890 Participation: 62.93% Candidacies: 8
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6428(F) — 13 Jan 2024 07:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/8 22,832 41.01% +6,014 Loser:
NDP
 16,818 30.21% Susan Wallace
After his election:
31 Jul 2013 64
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 2 years 2 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 92,780 Votes: 34,998 Participation: 37.72% Candidacies: 11
Federal
41		 Ontario
25 November 2013
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 26004(F) — 13 Jan 2024 07:50 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 17,194 49.38% Christina (Chrystia) A. Freeland

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Bob Keith Rae		 17 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Bob Keith Rae		 17 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Bob Rae, P.C., O.C., O.Ont., M.P.		 17 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Bob Rae, C.P., O.C., O.Ont., député		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bob Rae		 17 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Bob Rae		 17 Mar 2024

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