Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Henri M. Robicheau
aliasHenri M. Robicheau
Record
53166 · 4890

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 83%
 
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 5 0 5
Total 5 1 6
Birth 12 September 1838 → 185 years + 7 months ago
Lived 84 years + 7 months
First mandate 17 December 1874 → 149 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 3 months
Death 4 May 1923 → 100 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 11 months after 20 May 1890
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
Nova Scotia 15 0 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
6 documented challengers
Colin Campbell  m  (2 runoffs)
Herbert L. Jones  m 
Benjamin W. VanBlarcom  m 
 
Urbine Doucett  m  (3 runoffs)
John S. McNeill  m  (3 runoffs)
John C. Wade  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,193 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26
Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17785(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:46 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
2/4 967 60.55% +393 Loser:
LC
574 35.94% John C. Wade

Service:
3 years 8 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,653 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
27
Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17809(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:46 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
2/5 830 45.43% +92 Loser:
LIB
738 40.39% Urbine Doucett

Service:
3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,542 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28
Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17830(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:47 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
1/5 1,048 59.18% +296 Loser:
LC
752 42.46% George Taylor

Service:
3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,616 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29
Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17855(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:50 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
1/3 1,108 84.71% +586 Loser:
LC
522 39.91% Robert G. Munroe
After his election:
15 Jun 1887 48
LIB
Vac.
Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 1 year (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,148 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6
Nova Scotia
16 July 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19684(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
48
IND
2/2 1,056 49.16% -36 Winner:
CONS
1,092 50.84% Herbert L. Jones
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,875 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
29
Nova Scotia
25 October 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17871(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
49
LIB
1/2 1,031 54.99% +187 Loser:
LC
844 45.01% E.W. Doucet

Service:
2 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,542 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
30
Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17878(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:26 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51
Successor:
LIB
1,179 51.92% Eliakim E. Tupper

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Robicheau, Henri M. (p. 189)
12 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Henri M. Robicheau
12 Sep 2023


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