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♂ Robin Mark Richardson
aliasRobin Mark Richardson
Record
52529 · 1375

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 26 June 1942
Age 81 years + 10 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 44 years + 2 months ago (17 February 1980)
Special notes
None
 
Robin Mark Richardson (1942– )
© Photo 1979 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 0 8 27

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 40
VIP
 1 Party leader 73–78 16 Jun 2016 — 31 Dec 2020 4 6 15

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Sheila Malcolmson  f 
 		 ⊖ Neil Young  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 49,244 Votes: 37,182 Participation: 75.51% Candidacies: 8
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4413(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
PC
 1/8 12,840 34.53% +518 Loser:
NDP
 12,322 33.14% Neil Young

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,244 Votes: 35,783 Participation: 72.66% Candidacies: 7
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4131(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
PC
 3/7 11,179 31.38% -1,496 Winner:
NDP
 12,675 35.58% Neil Young
Eligible: 44,184 Votes: 24,320 Participation: 55.04% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
41		 British Columbia
30 January 2019
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 26203(F) — 19 Aug 2022 12:33 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
76
VIP
 5/6 112 0.46% -12,002 Winner:
NDP
 12,114 49.88% Sheila Malcolmson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robin Mark Richardson, M.P.		 26 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robin Mark Richardson, député		 26 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robin Richardson		 26 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Mar 2024 20:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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