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♂ Robert Edward Lane
aliasBob Lane
Record
33783 · 505

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth c. 1933
Age ± 91 years
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 46 years
 
Mandate ended 44 years + 2 months ago (17 February 1980)
Special notes
None
 
Robert Edward Lane (1933– )
© Photo 1979 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 0 8 27

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Cyril Keeper  m 
 
 
Eligible: 42,548 Votes: 32,158 Participation: 75.58% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Manitoba
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4381(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±46
PC
 1/4 12,640 39.31% +893 Loser:
NDP
 11,747 36.53% J. Frank Syms

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,548 Votes: 29,678 Participation: 69.75% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Manitoba
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4099(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±47
PC
 2/5 10,640 35.99% -438 Winner:
NDP
 11,078 37.47% Cyril Keeper

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert (Bob) Lane, M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert (Bob) Lane, député		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bob Lane (Canadian politician)		 20 Apr 2024

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

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