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♂ Robert Robertson
aliasRobert Robertson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 5 0 5
Birth 31 March 1817 → 207 years ago
Lived 84 years + 4 months
First mandate 18 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 5 months
Death 21 August 1901 → 122 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 8 months after 15 December 1877
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Thomas Robertson (1852–1902) Son  
⊖ Wishart M. Robertson (1891–1967) Grandson  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 10 1 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas Johnson  m 
 		 ⊖ William F. MacCoy  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17492(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
ANTI
 1/2 By acclamation
After his election:
7 Nov 1867 50
ANTI
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
5 December 1867
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17520(F) — 11 Oct 2022 22:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
ANTI
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 5 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,689 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17513(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 2/4 765 56.88% +195 Loser:
LC
 570 42.38% William F. MacCoy

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17795(F) — 18 Aug 2023 19:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 By acclamation
After his election:
4 Jan 1875 57
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
21 January 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17798(F) — 6 Feb 2022 14:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
15 Dec 1877 60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 10 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 658 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
27 February 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17803(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LC
 373 56.69% Nathaniel W. White

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Robertson, Robert (p. 188)		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Robertson (Nova Scotia politician)		 03 Feb 2024

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