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♂ Robert Theodore Bockstael
aliasRobert Bockstael
Record
5507 · 503

Belgian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 15 February 1923 → 101 years + 2 months ago
Lived 94 years + 4 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 3 months
Death 28 June 2017 → 6 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 9 months after 3 September 1984
Special notes
None
 
Robert Theodore Bockstael (1923–2017)
© Photo 1980 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Winnipeg, Manitoba (1973–1979)
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
Canada 5 3 12

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Léo Duguay  m 
⊖ Lorne A. Reznowski  m 
 		 ⊖ John H. (Jack) Hare  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 65,852 Votes: 43,572 Participation: 66.17% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 Manitoba
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10892(F) — 24 Sep 2023 09:40 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
55
LIB
 2/6 13,804 31.68% -4,748 Winner:
PC
 18,552 42.58% John H. (Jack) Hare
Eligible: 60,855 Votes: 48,310 Participation: 79.39% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Manitoba
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4375(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
LIB
 1/5 19,752 40.89% +2,765 Loser:
PC
 16,987 35.16% John H. (Jack) Hare

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,855 Votes: 44,458 Participation: 73.06% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Manitoba
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4093(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/4 20,076 45.25% +7,032 Loser:
PC
 13,044 29.40% Tom Denton

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 63,100 Votes: 49,372 Participation: 78.24% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Manitoba
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3807(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 2/4 16,763 34.04% -2,785 Winner:
PC
 19,548 39.70% Léo Duguay

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Robert Theodore Bockstael (1923-2017)		 20 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Robert Theodore Bockstael, M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Robert Theodore Bockstael, député		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Bockstael		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 15:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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