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♂ Robert Archibald Simpson
aliasRobert Simpson
Record
56950 · 4422

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Alberta 2 2 4
Total 2 4 6
Birth 5 April 1910 → 114 years ago
Lived 88 years + 5 months
First mandate 17 June 1963 → 60 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 2 months
Death 24 September 1998 → 25 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 26 days after 29 August 1971
Special notes
None
 
Robert Archibald Simpson (1910–1998)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Calgary, Alberta (1971–1980)
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
Alberta 8 2 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Roy A. Farran  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ L. Barry Pashak  m 
 		 ⊖ Douglas S. Harkness  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 50,418 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Alberta
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24501(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
52
SC
 2/4 13,143 26.07% -9,303 Winner:
PC
 22,446 44.52% Douglas S. Harkness
Eligible: inc. Votes: 56,797 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Alberta
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24765(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
53
SC
 2/4 15,386 27.09% -6,580 Winner:
PC
 21,966 38.67% Douglas S. Harkness
Eligible: 15,804 Votes: 8,295 Participation: 52.49% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28185(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
SC
 1/4 4,713 56.94% +2,590 Loser:
PC
 2,123 25.65% Larry B. Nugent

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,143 Votes: 10,080 Participation: 62.44% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13123(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
SC
 1/4 4,308 43.00% +393 Loser:
PC
 3,915 39.08% Henry Beaumont

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,080 Votes: 11,427 Participation: 71.06% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13048(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
SC
 2/4 4,900 43.27% -61 Winner:
PC
 4,961 43.81% Roy A. Farran
Eligible: 15,357 Votes: 9,464 Participation: 61.63% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12971(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
64
SC
 2/5 1,364 14.50% -5,309 Winner:
PC
 6,673 70.96% Roy A. Farran

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Robert A. Simpson		 02 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert A. Simpson		 02 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 May 2024 20:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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