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♂ A. Robert Herbert
aliasA. Robert Herbert
Record
27170 · 13412

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 0 3
Birth 28 March 1914 → 110 years + 1 month ago
Lived 46 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 November 1951 → 72 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 7 months
Death 18 June 1960 → 63 years + 10 months 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 8 6 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Calvin H. Taylor  m 
 
 
Eligible: 14,949 Votes: 11,004 Participation: 73.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35176(F) — 24 Dec 2022 10:17 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
PC
 1/3 4,328 39.53% +663 Loser:
CCF
 3,665 33.47% Calvin H. Taylor

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,445 Votes: 10,636 Participation: 73.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35271(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/2 6,322 60.24% +2,150 Loser:
CCF
 4,172 39.76% Colborne C. Ames

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,973 Votes: 10,603 Participation: 75.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35386(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 4,327 41.11% +1,117 Loser:
LIB
 3,210 30.50% Harvey Plaunt
After his election:
18 Jun 1960 46
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Ontario
29 September 1960
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35406(F) — 26 Feb 2022 11:42 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
46		 Successor:
PC
 Acclam. Phillip Hoffman

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Alexander Robert Herbert		 13 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Alexander Robert Herbert		 13 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Herbert (Ontario politician)		 13 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Aug 2023 01:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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