Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Robert Simpson
aliasBud Simpson
Record
56949 · 44

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 6 0 6
Birth 18 August 1910 → 113 years + 8 months ago
Lived 80 years + 2 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 9 months
Death 11 November 1990 → 33 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 13 days after 29 October 1972
Special notes
None
 
Robert (Bud) Simpson (1910–1990)
© Photo 1968 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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 4 14

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
Lorne P. Ferg  m 
Kenneth MacMaster  m 
 
Francis L. (Bud) Jobin  m  (2 runoffs)
George D. Weaver  m 
 
Eligible: 21,826 Votes: 16,114 Participation: 73.83% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23
Manitoba
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23994(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
46
PC
1/4 6,191 38.83% +1,198 Loser:
LIB
4,993 31.31% George D. Weaver

Service:
9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,826 Votes: 17,783 Participation: 81.48% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24
Manitoba
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24260(F) — 23 Mar 2022 10:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
1/3 11,506 64.70% +7,347 Loser:
LIB
4,159 23.39% Lorne P. Ferg

Service:
4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,312 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25
Manitoba
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24537(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
1/3 10,943 51.35% +4,432 Loser:
LIB
6,511 30.55% Francis L. (Bud) Jobin

Service:
9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,950 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
26
Manitoba
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24801(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
1/3 11,707 53.33% +4,454 Loser:
LIB
7,253 33.04% Bruce Dunlop

Service:
2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,125 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27
Manitoba
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25070(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
1/4 10,773 51.00% +5,079 Loser:
LIB
5,694 26.95% Francis L. (Bud) Jobin

Service:
2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,570 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28
Manitoba
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9914(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
1/3 9,009 41.77% +1,336 Loser:
LIB
7,673 35.57% Frank Dembinsky

Service:
4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,916 Votes: 27,384 Participation: 65.33% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29
Manitoba
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10171(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62
Successor:
PC
9,462 34.55% Charles K. Taylor

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Robert "Bud" Simpson (1910-1990)
07 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Simpson, M.P.
07 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Simpson, député
07 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Simpson (Manitoba politician)
07 Apr 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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