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♂ Robert Ashley Steen
aliasRobert Steen
Record
58741 · 3781

Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 1 2 3
Birth 12 August 1933 → 90 years + 8 months ago
Lived 45 years + 8 months
First mandate 23 June 1966 → 57 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 10 months
Death 10 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 10 months after 24 June 1969
Special notes
None
 
Robert Ashley Steen (1933–1979)
© Photo Association of Manitoba Municipalities via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Warren J. Steen (1940–2009) Brother  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Winnipeg, Manitoba (1977–1979 Died in office)
Mun./Co. Council Winnipeg, Manitoba (1971–1977)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 3 0 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Israel H. (Izzy) Asper  m 
⊖ Murdoch MacKay  m 
 		 ⊕ T.W. (Wally) Johannson  m 
 
Eligible: 11,969 Votes: 6,863 Participation: 57.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13866(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
PC
 1/3 2,941 43.17% +991 Loser:
NDP
 1,950 28.62% Andrew N. Robertson

Service: 3 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,542 Votes: 6,349 Participation: 60.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13923(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
35
PC
 2/3 2,217 35.13% -757 Winner:
NDP
 2,974 47.13% T.W. (Wally) Johannson
Eligible: 10,419 Votes: 8,137 Participation: 78.10% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Manitoba
28 June 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9236(F) — 20 Feb 2024 18:43 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
39
PC
 3/3 1,807 22.38% -1,328 Winner:
LIB
 3,135 38.83% Israel H. (Izzy) Asper

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Steen, Robert Ashley		 21 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Steen, Robert Ashley		 21 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Robert Ashley Steen (1933-1979)		 21 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Steen		 21 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Apr 2024 15:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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