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♂ Robert W. Bend
aliasRobert W. Bend
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 3 2 5
Birth 16 April 1914 → 110 years ago
Lived 85 years + 5 months
First mandate 10 November 1949 → 74 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 6 months
Death 24 September 1999 → 24 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 40 years + 4 months after 13 May 1959
Special notes
None
 
Robert W. Bend (1914–1999)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John P. Bend (1883–1969) Father  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 9 5 29 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 28
LIB
 1 Party leader 55 10 May 1969 — 25 Jun 1969 0 1 15

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Harry J. Enns  m 
⊖ Henry G. Langrell  m 
 		 ⊖ George H.W. Hutton  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,349 Votes: 2,950 Participation: 67.83% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37564(F) — 17 Sep 2022 14:40 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
IPC
 1/2 2,044 70.41% +1,185 Loser:
ILIB
 859 29.59% Robert A. Quickfall
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 36
IPC
 →
ILIB
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,267 Votes: 3,044 Participation: 71.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37613(F) — 20 Mar 2022 18:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
ILIB
 1/3 1,952 65.13% +1,296 Loser:
PC
 656 21.89% Henry G. Langrell
After his election:
25 Jan 1955 40
ILIB
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 5 years 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,180 Votes: 4,633 Participation: 74.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37671(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIBP
 1/3 2,450 53.09% +719 Loser:
PC
 1,731 37.51% George H.W. Hutton

Service: 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,318 Votes: 4,881 Participation: 77.26% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37728(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LIBP
 2/3 2,143 44.13% -126 Winner:
PC
 2,269 46.73% George H.W. Hutton
Eligible: 7,718 Votes: 5,312 Participation: 68.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13899(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
55
LIB
 2/3 2,190 41.36% -342 Winner:
PC
 2,532 47.82% Harry J. Enns

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Bend, Robert W.		 16 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Bend, Robert W.		 16 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Robert William "Bobby" Bend (1914-1999)		 16 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Bend		 16 Feb 2024

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