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♂ Robert Smith
aliasRobert Smith
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 2 0 2
Total 2 1 3
Birth c. 1832 → 192 years ago
Lived ± 67 years
First mandate 4 November 1871 → 152 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age ± 39 years
Death 27 November 1899 → 124 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 6 months after 21 May 1878
Special notes
Date of birth and death is an educated guess.
 

Robert Smith (c.1832–1899)
No photo available
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
British Columbia 6 5 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Edgar Dewdney  m 
⊖ James Robinson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Forbes G. Vernon  m 
 		 ⊖ John A. Mara  m 
⊖ Charles A. Semlin  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 171 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
4 November 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28609(F) — 23 Jul 2023 15:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±39
IND
 1/6 53 92.98% +24 Loser:
IND
 29 50.88% George Coxon
After his election:
5 Nov 1871 ±39
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 6 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 62 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 British Columbia
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18668(F) — 23 Jul 2023 14:48 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±40
IND
 2/2 19 30.65% -24 Winner:
CONS
 43 69.35% Edgar Dewdney
Eligible: 362 Votes: 632 Participation: 58.20% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
15 October 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28631(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±43
IGOV
 3/7 117 55.45% +17 Loser:
REF
 100 47.39% John F. Allison
After his election:
16 Oct 1875 ±43
IGOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 7 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 436 Votes: 788 Participation: 60.24% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28651(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±46		 Successor:
GOV
 158 60.08% Forbes G. Vernon

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Robert Smith		 09 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Smith (British Columbia politician)		 09 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Robert Smith (homme politique britanno-colombien)		 09 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jan 2024 20:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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