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♂ Robert Oliphant
aliasRob Oliphant
Record
47099 · 1667

United Church    Gay (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Government
 Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth 7 June 1956
Age 67 years + 10 months
First mandate 14 October 2008 → 15 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 4 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Robert Oliphant (1956– )
© Photo 2023 US Consulate Toronto — 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 11 0 23

Electoral history

Races * 6  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊕ John Carmichael  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 80,864 Votes: 50,235 Participation: 62.12% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5812(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 1/5 22,212 44.36% +2,771 Loser:
CPC
 19,441 38.83% John Carmichael

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 82,107 Votes: 53,658 Participation: 65.35% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6352(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/5 22,351 41.79% -611 Winner:
CPC
 22,962 42.93% John Carmichael
Eligible: 71,037 Votes: 51,303 Participation: 72.22% Candidacies: 7
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7437(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
59
LIB
 1/7 27,472 53.78% +8,266 Loser:
CPC
 19,206 37.60% John Carmichael

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 74,003 Votes: 52,656 Participation: 71.15% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26921(F) — 22 Sep 2021 12:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/6 29,148 55.80% +12,844 Loser:
CPC
 16,304 31.21% Yvonne Robertson

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,385 Votes: 47,377 Participation: 66.37% Candidacies: 6
Federal
44		 Ontario
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36272(F) — 20 May 2022 07:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/6 24,798 52.75% +8,103 Loser:
CPC
 16,695 35.51% Yvonne Robertson

Service: 2 years 7 months 8 days (Gov't)
Don Valley West
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 Ontario
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39461(P) — 25 Apr 2024 12:57 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Oppo.)
Age
69
LIB
 1/3   48.78%   Loser:
CPC

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Rev. Dr. Robert Oliphant, M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
M. Robert Oliphant, député		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rob Oliphant		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Apr 2024 12:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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