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♂ Robert R. Downie
aliasRobert R. Downie
Record
16871 · 13321

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 19 March 1896 → 128 years + 1 month ago
Lived ± 88 years
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 4 months
Death c. 1985 → 39 years ago
Exit → Death ± 39 years + 6 months after 3 June 1945
Special notes
None
 

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 1 9 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Charles E. Janes  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 17,479 Votes: 9,595 Participation: 54.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34863(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/3 4,520 47.34% +778 Loser:
PC
 3,742 39.20% Charles E. Janes

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,565 Votes: 12,473 Participation: 71.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34954(F) — 23 Dec 2022 18:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIBP
 2/3 5,607 45.27% -86 Winner:
PC
 5,693 45.96% Charles E. Janes

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Roy Downie		 05 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Roy Downie		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Roy Downie		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 23:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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