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♂ Robert Moffat
aliasRobert Moffat
Record
43947 · 5886

∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 5 March 1844 → 180 years + 1 month ago
Lived 43 years + 1 month
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 3 months
Death 25 April 1887 → 137 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Robert Moffat (1844–1887) 200x275
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ George Moffat (c. 1810–1878) Father  
⊖ George Moffat (1842–1918) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 10 3

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ George Haddow  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John McAlister  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 856 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19203(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
CONS
 1/4 452 52.80% +271 Loser:
IND
 181 21.14% John McAlister

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 990 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
6		 New Brunswick
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19407(F) — 12 Sep 2023 20:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
CONS
 1/3 420 42.42% +127 Loser:
IND
 293 29.60% George Haddow
After his election:
25 Apr 1887 43
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
6		 New Brunswick
21 May 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19683(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
43		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. George Moffat

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Moffat, M.P.		 24 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Moffat, député		 24 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Robert Moffat (homme politique)		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Moffat (politician)		 24 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Dec 2023 11:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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