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♂ Robert W. Gibson
aliasRobert W. Gibson
Record
22815 · 13384

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth 14 November 1932 → 91 years + 5 months ago
Lived 33 years + 4 months
First mandate 18 January 1962 → 62 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 2 months
Death 26 March 1966 → 58 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
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 4 2 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Leopold E. Bernier  m 
 		 ⊖ John A. (Pete) Robertson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Ontario
18 January 1962
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35410(F) — 15 Oct 2022 13:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
LLAB
 1/2 2 66.67% +1 Loser:
PC
 1 33.33% John A. (Pete) Robertson

Service: 1 year 8 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,677 Votes: 15,072 Participation: 63.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35446(F) — 27 Jul 2023 21:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
LLAB
 1/3 6,774 45.48% +840 Loser:
PC
 5,934 39.84% Leopold E. Bernier
After his election:
26 Mar 1966 33
LLAB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 6 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
27		 Ontario
22 September 1966
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35526(F) — 27 Jul 2023 21:38 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
33		 Successor:
PC
 Acclam. Leopold E. Bernier

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Wayne Gibson		 08 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Wayne Gibson		 08 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Gibson (Ontario politician)		 08 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Aug 2023 22:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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