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♂ Robert H. Jenkins
aliasRobert H. Jenkins
Record
29842 · 5422

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 30 June 1873 → 150 years + 9 months ago
Lived 66 years + 4 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 3 months
Death 5 November 1939 → 84 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 3 months after 27 July 1930
Special notes
None
 
Robert H. Jenkins (1873–1939) 200x273
© Photo — Public domain
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 4 8 26

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Cyrus Macmillan  m 
⊖ John A. Messervy  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John E. Sinclair  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ W. Chester S. McLure  m 
⊖ John H. Myers  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 19,475 Votes: 30,391 Participation: 78.03% Candidacies: 4
Federal
15		 Prince Edward Island
29 October 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21942(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:57 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 8,167 53.74% +767 Loser:
LIB
 7,400 48.70% John E. Sinclair
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 52
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,475 Votes: 33,878 Participation: 86.98% Candidacies: 4
Federal
16		 Prince Edward Island
14 September 1926
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22194(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/4 9,006 53.17% +882 Loser:
LC
 8,124 47.96% John A. Messervy

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,382 Votes: 35,737 Participation: 87.67% Candidacies: 4
Federal
17		 Prince Edward Island
28 July 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22468(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 3/4 8,767 49.06% -411 Winner:
LC
 9,178 51.36% John H. Myers

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Harold Jenkins, M.P.		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Harold Jenkins, député		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Harold Jenkins		 25 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 22:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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