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♂ John M. Roberts
Record
53000 · 172

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 43%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Canada 7 3 4
Birth 28 November 1933 → 90 years ago
Lived 73 years + 4 months
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 6 months
Death 30 March 2007 → 16 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 6 months after 3 September 1984
Special notes
No
 
Family link with other documented individuals
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 9 1

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 30
LIB
 1 Minister 42–45 14 Sep 1976 — 03 Jun 1979 2 8 20
2. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 46–49 03 Mar 1980 — 11 Aug 1983 3 5 8
3. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 49–50 12 Aug 1983 — 16 Sep 1984 1 1 4
 1. Secretary of State of Canada
 2. Environment
 3. Employment and Immigration

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Ronald G. Atkey  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ M. Wallace McCutcheon  m 
⊕ René J. Soetens  m 
⊕ James P. Wiseman  m 
 		 ⊖ Melbourne A. Doig  m 
⊕ Barbara J. McDougall  f 
⊖ Sinclair M. Stevens  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 35,101 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10044(F) — 13 Nov 2021 09:03 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 1/3 15,906 45.31% +2,806 Loser:
PC
 13,100 37.32% M. Wallace McCutcheon

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 61,975 Votes: 50,181 Participation: 80.97% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10299(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LIB
 2/3 19,178 38.22% -3,779 Winner:
PC
 22,957 45.75% Sinclair M. Stevens
Eligible: 46,761 Votes: 35,561 Participation: 76.05% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10542(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
40
LIB
 1/6 16,124 45.54% +1,114 Loser:
PC
 15,010 42.39% Ronald G. Atkey

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 56,653 Votes: 43,457 Participation: 76.71% Candidacies: 7
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4485(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LIB
 2/7 17,949 41.30% -1,212 Winner:
PC
 19,161 44.09% Ronald G. Atkey
Eligible: 56,653 Votes: 39,758 Participation: 70.18% Candidacies: 9
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4203(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
46
LIB
 1/9 17,905 45.25% +2,262 Loser:
PC
 15,643 39.54% Ronald G. Atkey

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,920 Votes: 44,265 Participation: 80.60% Candidacies: 7
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3922(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 2/7 16,659 37.88% -4,255 Winner:
PC
 20,914 47.56% Barbara J. McDougall
Eligible: inc. Votes: 71,443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3603(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
LIB
 2/5 23,091 32.32% -11,878 Winner:
PC
 34,969 48.95% René J. Soetens

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John (Moody) Roberts, P.C., M.P.		 26 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John (Moody) Roberts, C.P., député		 26 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Roberts (Canadian politician)		 26 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Roberts (homme politique canadien)		 26 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Nov 2023 20:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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