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♂ Robert Hay
aliasRobert Hay
Record
26614 · 5927

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 18 May 1808 → 215 years + 11 months ago
Lived 82 years + 2 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 70 years + 3 months
Death 24 July 1890 → 133 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 5 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 
Robert Hay (1808–1890) 200x323
© Photo 1885 — 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 8 5 3

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James D. Edgar  m 
 		 ⊖ John Macdonald  m 
 
Eligible: 4,973 Votes: 2,824 Participation: 56.79% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19100(F) — 25 Nov 2023 18:05 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
70
LC
 1/2 1,631 58.84% +490 Loser:
ILIB
 1,141 41.16% John Macdonald

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,042 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19296(F) — 25 Nov 2023 18:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
74
LC
 1/2 1,620 53.25% +198 Loser:
LIB
 1,422 46.75% James D. Edgar

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,110 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19504(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
78		 Successor:
CONS
 2,282 55.52% George R.R. Cockburn

Online biographical references (2)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 17:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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