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♂ Robert N. Thompson
aliasRobert N. Thompson
Record
61088 · 16

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 17 May 1914 → 109 years + 11 months ago
Lived 83 years + 5 months
First mandate 18 June 1962 → 61 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 1 month
Death 16 November 1997 → 26 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 18 days after 29 October 1972
Special notes
None
 
Robert N. Thompson (1914–1997)
© Photo 1968 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 10 4 8

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 24–27
SC
 1 Party leader 47–52 01 Jul 1961 — 15 Mar 1967 5 8 14

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Barry Mather  m 
⊖ T. Gordon Towers  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Harris G. Rogers  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 24,777 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Alberta
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24511(F) — 11 Sep 2021 13:02 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament (Party leader)
Age
48
SC
 1/4 12,645 51.04% +3,302 Loser:
PC
 9,343 37.71% Harris G. Rogers

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,115 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Alberta
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24775(F) — 11 Sep 2021 13:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
SC
 1/4 12,182 44.93% +1,033 Loser:
PC
 11,149 41.12% T. Gordon Towers

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,264 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Alberta
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25044(F) — 28 Jun 2023 12:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
51
SC
 1/4 12,383 47.15% +1,935 Loser:
PC
 10,448 39.78% T. Gordon Towers
After his election:
15 Mar 1967 52
SC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,820 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Alberta
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9881(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 17,930 62.21% +9,389 Loser:
LIB
 8,541 29.64% Douglas M. Irwin

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 62,302 Votes: 45,570 Participation: 73.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10163(F) — 28 Jun 2023 19:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
PC
 2/4 15,123 33.19% -6,475 Winner:
NDP
 21,598 47.40% Barry Mather

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Robert Norman Thompson		 03 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Thompson, Robert Norman		 03 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Norman Thompson, O.C., F.R.G.S., M.P.		 03 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Norman Thompson, O.C., F.R.G.S., député		 03 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert N. Thompson		 03 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Robert N. Thompson		 03 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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