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♂ Robin K. Blencoe
aliasRobin K. Blencoe
Record
5397 · 13223

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 3 0 3
Total 3 1 4
Birth 12 November 1947
Age 76 years + 5 months
First mandate 5 May 1983 → 40 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 27 years + 11 months ago (27 May 1996)
Special notes
None
 
Robin K. Blencoe (1947– )
© Photo 1991 Maureen Duffus, Colonial History Vancouver Island — 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
British Columbia 13 0 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Gordon W. Hanson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Paul Yewchuk  m 
 		 ⊖ Allan B. McKinnon  m 
 
Eligible: 70,539 Votes: 49,952 Participation: 70.81% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4085(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
32
NDP
 2/5 17,088 34.32% -7,980 Winner:
PC
 25,068 50.34% Allan B. McKinnon
Eligible: 57,372 Votes: 83,722 Participation: 72.96% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35830(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
NDP
 2/9 23,787 57.24% +7,816 Loser:
SC
 15,971 38.43% Joe Easingwood

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,643 Votes: 80,771 Participation: 70.06% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35882(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
NDP
 2/8 21,320 53.28% +5,188 Loser:
SC
 16,132 40.32% Roger W. Skillings

Service: 4 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,280 Votes: 22,217 Participation: 73.37% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7929(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
NDP
 1/4 11,117 51.39% +3,884 Loser:
LIB
 7,233 33.44% Elmer Wiens

Service: 4 years 7 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,382 Votes: 21,867 Participation: 67.53% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 8004(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
NDP
 11,585 53.32% Steve Orcherton

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Robin Blencoe		 26 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Feb 2024 10:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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