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♂ Robert D. Nicholson
aliasRobert D. Nicholson
Record
46176 · 1448

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 2 9
Birth 29 April 1952
Age 71 years + 11 months
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 4 years + 6 months ago (20 October 2019)
Special notes
None
 
Robert D. Nicholson (1952– )
© Photo 2014 U.S. Secretary of Defense — Public domain
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 24 5 5

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 39
CPC
 1 Minister 53–54 06 Feb 2006 — 03 Jan 2007 0 10 28
2. CA 39–41
CPC
 1 Minister 54–61 04 Jan 2007 — 14 Jul 2013 6 6 10
3. CA 41
CPC
 1 Minister 61–62 15 Jul 2013 — 08 Feb 2015 1 6 24
4. CA 41
CPC
 1 Minister 62–63 09 Feb 2015 — 03 Nov 2015 0 8 25
 1. Government House Leader
 2. Justice and Attorney General
 3. National Defence
 4. Foreign Affairs [Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development]

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William Andres  m 
⊖ Arthur A. (Al) MacBain  m 
 		 ⊕ Wayne J. Gates  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Gary O.V. Pillitteri  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 58,642 Votes: 41,879 Participation: 71.41% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3893(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
PC
 1/5 22,852 55.11% +12,989 Loser:
NDP
 9,863 23.79% Richard Harrington

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,256 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3598(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
PC
 1/5 17,077 39.48% +1,940 Loser:
LIB
 15,137 34.99% Gary O.V. Pillitteri

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 66,044 Votes: 44,148 Participation: 66.85% Candidacies: 8
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3301(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
PC
 3/8 9,707 22.23% -10,860 Winner:
LIB
 20,567 47.10% Gary O.V. Pillitteri
Eligible: 75,052 Votes: 41,724 Participation: 55.59% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3000(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
45
PC
 3/6 9,935 24.02% -5,933 Winner:
LIB
 15,868 38.36% Gary O.V. Pillitteri
Eligible: 90,655 Votes: 51,756 Participation: 57.09% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1117(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
52
CPC
 1/4 19,882 38.70% +1,137 Loser:
LIB
 18,745 36.48% Victor Pietrangelo

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 92,481 Votes: 58,463 Participation: 63.22% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 808(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CPC
 1/4 23,485 40.36% +3,393 Loser:
LIB
 20,092 34.53% Gary Burroughs

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 94,676 Votes: 51,689 Participation: 54.60% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5849(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CPC
 1/4 24,016 46.70% +10,149 Loser:
LIB
 13,867 26.97% Joyce Morocco

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 96,176 Votes: 54,244 Participation: 56.40% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6389(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
CPC
 1/5 28,748 53.26% +16,067 Loser:
NDP
 12,681 23.49% Heather Kelley

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 103,291 Votes: 65,064 Participation: 62.99% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7474(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CPC
 1/4 27,235 42.09% +4,917 Loser:
LIB
 22,318 34.49% Ron Planche

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 113,232 Votes: 70,370 Participation: 62.15% Candidacies: 7
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26968(F) — 22 Sep 2021 19:37 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
CPC
 24,751 35.49% Tony Baldinelli

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P.		 01 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Rob Nicholson, C.P., c.r., député		 01 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rob Nicholson		 01 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Rob Nicholson (homme politique)		 01 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Mar 2024 20:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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