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♂ Robert Fletcher Nixon
aliasRobert Nixon
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 10 0 10
Birth 17 July 1928
Age 95 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 January 1962 → 62 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 32 years + 10 months ago (27 June 1991)
Special notes
None
 
Robert Fletcher Nixon (1928– )
© Photo c.1971 Themightyquill — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Harry C. Nixon (1891–1961) Father  
⊕ Jane Stewart (1955–) Daughter  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 29 4 29 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 27
LIB
 1 ✓ Party leader 38 16 Nov 1966 — 05 Jan 1967 0 1 20
2. ON 27–29
LIB
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 38–47 16 Nov 1966 — 07 Sep 1975 8 9 22
3. ON 27–30
LIB
 2 Party leader 38–47 06 Jan 1967 — 24 Jan 1976 9 0 18
4. ON 32
LIB
 2 ✓ Opposition Leader 53 25 Jan 1982 — 20 Feb 1982 0 0 26
5. ON 35
LIB
 3 ✓ Opposition Leader 62 06 Sep 1990 — 27 Jun 1991 0 9 21
6. ON 35
LIB
 3 ✓ Party leader 62 07 Sep 1990 — 27 Jun 1991 0 9 20

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
1 documented challenger
⊕ David E. Neumann  m 
 
 
Eligible: 30,139 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Ontario
18 January 1962
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35408(F) — 26 Feb 2022 11:45 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 1 year 8 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 32,169 Votes: 19,544 Participation: 60.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35417(F) — 24 Dec 2022 15:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/3 10,771 55.31% +3,792 Loser:
PC
 6,979 35.84% Arthur McNeil

Service: 4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,470 Votes: 13,804 Participation: 67.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13959(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 7,859 57.21% +3,683 Loser:
PC
 4,176 30.40% J. Pryor Harris

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,780 Votes: 17,433 Participation: 73.31% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14082(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
43
LIB
 1/3 8,846 50.98% +3,699 Loser:
PC
 5,147 29.66% J. Harris

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,299 Votes: 26,001 Participation: 69.71% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12423(F) — 1 Oct 2021 19:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 14,358 55.52% +7,934 Loser:
PC
 6,424 24.84% Donald Harder

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,328 Votes: 24,941 Participation: 65.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12047(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/3 14,256 57.42% +8,444 Loser:
PC
 5,812 23.41% A. Huffman

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,750 Votes: 22,118 Participation: 55.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12173(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 13,067 59.40% +7,033 Loser:
PC
 6,034 27.43% Ian Birnie

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,995 Votes: 24,745 Participation: 60.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12298(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/3 15,317 62.21% +9,500 Loser:
PC
 5,817 23.63% Ian Birnie
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 56
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 44,730 Votes: 25,418 Participation: 56.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5564(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 14,981 59.34% +9,989 Loser:
NDP
 4,992 19.77% Tracy MacDonnell

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 47,819 Votes: 29,255 Participation: 61.18% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5434(F) — 26 Feb 2022 18:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/5 10,751 37.35% +1,469 Loser:
NDP
 9,282 32.25% Christopher Stanek
After his election:
27 Jun 1991 62
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 9 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,180 Votes: 20,428 Participation: 43.30% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
5 March 1992
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 12014(F) — 2 Oct 2021 20:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
LIB
 9,565 47.16% Ronald E.F. Eddy

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Fletcher Nixon		 25 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Fletcher Nixon		 25 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Nixon (politician)		 25 Apr 2024

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