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♂ Robert Watson
aliasRobert Watson
Record
64237 · 5844

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Manitoba 2 1 3
Total 5 1 6
Birth 29 April 1853 → 170 years + 11 months ago
Lived 76 years
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 1 month
Death 19 May 1929 → 94 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 5 months after 6 December 1899
Special notes
None
 
Robert Watson (1853–1929)
© Photo 1916 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Manitoba (1900–1929) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Portage La Prairie, Manitoba (1881–1882)
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 10 0 5
Manitoba 7 4 12 Z
TOTAL 17 4 18

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Charles A. Boulton  m 
⊖ William J. Cooper  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Nathaniel Boyd  m 
⊖ William Garland  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,960 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Manitoba
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19190(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
29
LIB
 1/2 1,074 54.80% +188 Loser:
CONS
 886 45.20% E. McDonald

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,238 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Manitoba
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19393(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 1/2 2,148 50.68% +58 Loser:
CONS
 2,090 49.32% Charles A. Boulton

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,484 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Manitoba
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19741(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 2,265 50.51% +46 Loser:
CONS
 2,219 49.49% Nathaniel Boyd
After his election:
27 Jun 1892 39
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 1 year 3 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Manitoba
15 July 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19986(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Nathaniel Boyd
Eligible: 1,128 Votes: 983 Participation: 87.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
23 July 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36581(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 543 55.24% +103 Loser:
CONS
 440 44.76% William J. Cooper

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,027 Votes: 839 Participation: 81.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Manitoba
15 January 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36627(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 425 50.66% +11 Loser:
CONS
 414 49.34% William J. Cooper

Service: 3 years 10 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,315 Votes: 1,117 Participation: 84.94% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
7 December 1899
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36714(F) — 17 Mar 2022 20:02 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 477 42.70% -163 Winner:
CONS
 640 57.30% William Garland

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Watson, Robert		 01 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Watson, Robert		 01 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Robert Watson (1853-1929)		 01 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Robert Watson, M.P., Senator		 01 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Robert Watson, député, sénateur		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Watson (Canadian politician)		 01 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 12:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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