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♂ Robert A. Corbett
aliasRobert A. Corbett
Record
12499 · 336

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
New Brunswick 1 0 1
Total 6 1 7
Birth 14 December 1938
Age 85 years + 4 months
First mandate 18 November 1974 → 49 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Robert A. Corbett (1938– ) 200x273
© Photo 1988 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 15 0 4
New Brunswick 3 11 3 Z
TOTAL 18 11 7

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Joseph A. Day  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Robert B. McCready  m 
 		 ⊖ George Little  m 
⊕ Paul Zed  m 
 
Eligible: 3,589 Votes: 2,990 Participation: 83.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 New Brunswick
18 November 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8522(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
PC
 1/2 1,528 51.29% +77 Loser:
LIB
 1,451 48.71% Robert B. McCready

Service: 3 years 11 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,334 Votes: 33,002 Participation: 74.44% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 New Brunswick
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10893(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
PC
 1/3 17,327 52.50% +5,086 Loser:
LIB
 12,241 37.09% Joseph A. Day

Service: 7 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,895 Votes: 3,241 Participation: 83.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 New Brunswick
23 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8463(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
LIB
 1,577 48.90% Robert B. McCready
Eligible: 55,730 Votes: 40,470 Participation: 72.62% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 New Brunswick
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4383(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/3 19,135 47.28% +5,546 Loser:
LIB
 13,589 33.58% Joseph A. Day

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 55,730 Votes: 41,302 Participation: 74.11% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 New Brunswick
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4101(F) — 14 Sep 2021 22:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/5 16,805 40.84% +1,608 Loser:
LIB
 15,197 36.93% Joseph A. Day

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 61,356 Votes: 46,239 Participation: 75.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 New Brunswick
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3817(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 26,021 56.58% +14,539 Loser:
LIB
 11,482 24.97% Donna Spalding

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 45,247 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 New Brunswick
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3523(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/4 21,129 46.70% +4,718 Loser:
LIB
 16,411 36.27% Eldon H. Hunter

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 67,311 Votes: 47,304 Participation: 70.28% Candidacies: 5
Federal
35		 New Brunswick
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3224(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
PC
 2/5 13,274 28.34% -8,503 Winner:
LIB
 21,777 46.49% Paul Zed

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Alfred Corbett, M.P.		 14 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Alfred Corbett, député		 14 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Corbett		 14 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Robert Corbett		 14 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Dec 2023 07:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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