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♂ William R. Robertson
aliasWilliam R. Robertson
Record
53123 · 13851

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth 17 June 1853 → 170 years + 10 months ago
Lived 77 years + 4 months
First mandate 9 July 1898 → 125 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 45 years
Death 7 November 1930 → 93 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 4 months 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 1 10 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Colin B. Sword  m 
 
 
Eligible: 503 Votes: 291 Participation: 57.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28762(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:29 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
GOV
 1/2 179 61.51% +67 Loser:
OPPO
 112 38.49% William Herd
After his election:
10 Jul 1898 45
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
30 Nov 1898 45
OPPO
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 4 months 21 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 503 Votes: 317 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
28 December 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28793(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
OPPO
 1/2 187 58.99% +57 Loser:
GOV
 130 41.01% Colin B. Sword

Service: 1 year 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 570 Votes: 331 Participation: 58.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28803(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
ICON
 224 67.67% Charles H. Dickie

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William Russell Robertson		 03 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Russell Robertson		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 22:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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