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♂ Robert Macpherson
aliasRobert Macpherson
Record
38526 · 13844

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 2 4
Birth 11 December 1853 → 170 years + 4 months ago
Lived 75 years + 6 months
First mandate 7 July 1894 → 129 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 6 months
Death 30 June 1929 → 94 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 22 days after 8 June 1900
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
British Columbia 5 11 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
9 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Bowser  m 
⊖ James F. Garden  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph Martin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles E. Tisdall  m 
⊖ Charles Wilson  m 
 		 ⊖ Francis L. Carter-Cotton  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Hugh B. Gilmour  m 
⊖ Robert G. Tatlow  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Adolphus Williams  m 
 
Eligible: 3,790 Votes: 8,127 Participation: 71.48% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
7 July 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28739(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
OPPO
 2/7 1,766 65.19% +787 Loser:
GOV
 979 36.14% Robert G. Tatlow

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,954 Votes: 10,636 Participation: 44.66% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28773(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
OPPO
 2/8 1,795 67.51% +638 Loser:
GOV
 1,157 43.51% James F. Garden
After his election:
10 Jul 1898 44
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 1 year 10 months 30 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 7,940 Votes: 15,315 Participation: 48.22% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28815(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:17 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
IGOV
 6/12 1,435 37.48% -30 Winner:
GOV
 1,465 38.26% Hugh B. Gilmour
Eligible: 7,940 Votes: 3,562 Participation: 44.86% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
20 February 1901
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28835(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:50 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
47
ILAB
 2/2 1,621 45.51% -320 Winner:
IND
 1,941 54.49% James F. Garden

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Robert MacPherson		 27 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Macpherson (Canadian politician)		 27 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Aug 2023 12:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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