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♂ Wesley A. Robbins
aliasWesley A. Robbins
Record
52911 · 3386

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 4 1 5
Birth 14 August 1916 → 107 years + 8 months ago
Lived 91 years + 6 months
First mandate 22 April 1964 → 60 years + 11 days ago
↳ at age 47 years + 8 months
Death 12 March 2008 → 16 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 10 months after 25 April 1982
Special notes
None
 

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
Saskatchewan 14 3 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
10 documented challengers
⊖ Lewis M. Brand  m 
⊖ J. Jeffrey Charlebois  m 
⊖ Clarence L.B. Estey  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Harry D. Link  m 
⊖ Alexander M. Nicholson  m 
 		 ⊖ J. Edward Brockelbank  m 
⊕ D. Grant Devine  m 
⊖ Ramon J. Hnatyshyn  m 
⊖ Maria M. (Sally) Merchant  f 
⊖ Gladys G.M. Strum  f 
 
Eligible: 53,447 Votes: 213,372 Participation: 79.84% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31924(F) — 25 Sep 2022 12:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
NCCF
 3/15 16,126 37.79% +365 Loser:
LIB
 15,761 36.93% Clarence L.B. Estey

Service: 3 years 5 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,824 Votes: 12,256 Participation: 77.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13353(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
NCCF
 2/3 4,902 40.00% -1,282 Winner:
LIB
 6,184 50.46% Clarence L.B. Estey
Eligible: 14,254 Votes: 11,918 Participation: 83.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13295(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
NPD
 1/2 6,545 54.92% +1,172 Loser:
LIB
 5,373 45.08% Clarence L.B. Estey

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,675 Votes: 8,305 Participation: 77.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9106(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
NPD
 1/3 3,881 46.91% +1,601 Loser:
LIB
 2,280 27.56% Bruno F. Riemer

Service: 3 years 4 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,591 Votes: 8,313 Participation: 78.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
18 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9166(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
NPD
 1/3 4,739 57.20% +2,273 Loser:
PC
 2,466 29.76% D. Grant Devine

Service: 3 years 6 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,367 Votes: 7,741 Participation: 82.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10703(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
PC
 3,685 47.81% Evelyn L. Bacon

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Robbins, Wesley Albert 1916 – 2008 (p. 32)		 04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Wesley Albert Robbins		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 15:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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