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♂ Robert Hylton Brisco
aliasRobert Hylton Brisco
Record
7255 · 303

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 3 6
Birth 29 December 1928 → 95 years + 4 months ago
Lived 75 years
First mandate 8 July 1974 → 49 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 6 months
Death 4 January 2004 → 20 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 1 month after 20 November 1988
Special notes
None
 
Robert Hylton Brisco (1928–2004)
© Photo 1984 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 9 9 25

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Randolph Harding  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Lyle S. Kristiansen  m  (4 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 39,431 Votes: 29,184 Participation: 74.01% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10156(F) — 28 Jun 2023 19:19 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
43
PC
 2/3 9,210 31.56% -6,423 Winner:
NDP
 15,633 53.57% Randolph Harding
Eligible: 39,431 Votes: 30,251 Participation: 76.72% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10420(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
PC
 1/3 12,575 41.57% +972 Loser:
NDP
 11,603 38.36% Randolph Harding

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,223 Votes: 28,883 Participation: 71.81% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4350(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/4 13,645 47.24% +2,142 Loser:
NDP
 11,503 39.83% Lyle S. Kristiansen

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,223 Votes: 28,518 Participation: 70.90% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4068(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
PC
 2/3 11,417 40.18% -815 Winner:
NDP
 12,232 43.04% Lyle S. Kristiansen
Eligible: 40,495 Votes: 33,426 Participation: 82.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 British Columbia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3778(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
55
PC
 1/3 15,804 47.43% +744 Loser:
NDP
 15,060 45.19% Lyle S. Kristiansen

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 35,201 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3483(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
PC
 2/4 12,667 35.98% -3,714 Winner:
NDP
 16,381 46.54% Lyle S. Kristiansen

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Hylton Brisco, M.P.		 18 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Hylton Brisco, député		 18 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Brisco		 18 Mar 2024

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