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♂ Robert Speller
aliasRobert Speller
Record
58168 · 1481

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 3 7
Birth 29 February 1956 → 68 years + 2 months ago
Lived 65 years + 9 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 8 months
Death 16 December 2021 → 2 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 5 months after 27 June 2004
Special notes
None
 
Robert Speller (1956–2021)
© Photo 2001 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 15 7 2

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 37
LIB
 1 Minister 47–48 12 Dec 2003 — 19 Jul 2004 0 7 7
2. CA 37
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 47–48 12 Dec 2003 — 19 Jul 2004 0 7 7
 1. Agriculture and Agro-Food
 2. Canadian Dairy Commission [Agriculture and Agro-Food]

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ T.A. Bud Bradley  m 
 		 ⊕ Diane Finley  f  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 44,500 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3574(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
LIB
 1/5 16,921 38.02% +209 Loser:
PC
 16,712 37.56% T.A. Bud Bradley

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 68,615 Votes: 45,319 Participation: 66.05% Candidacies: 5
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3276(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/5 24,200 53.82% +13,639 Loser:
REF
 10,561 23.49% Kenneth Gilpin

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 70,671 Votes: 46,475 Participation: 65.76% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2975(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/5 21,043 45.50% +8,495 Loser:
REF
 12,548 27.13% Kenneth Gilpin

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 72,336 Votes: 44,763 Participation: 61.88% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2692(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/5 20,867 46.82% +5,451 Loser:
CA
 15,416 34.59% Jim Maki

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 78,634 Votes: 50,038 Participation: 63.63% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1091(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/5 19,336 38.84% -1,645 Winner:
CPC
 20,981 42.15% Diane Finley
Eligible: 79,358 Votes: 53,754 Participation: 67.74% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 782(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 2/5 18,363 34.29% -7,522 Winner:
CPC
 25,885 48.33% Diane Finley
Eligible: 80,640 Votes: 50,622 Participation: 62.78% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6363(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
55
LIB
 2/5 12,549 24.92% -13,106 Winner:
CPC
 25,655 50.94% Diane Finley

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Robert (Bob) Speller, P.C., M.P.		 10 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Robert (Bob) Speller, C.P., député		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bob Speller		 10 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Mar 2024 21:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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