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♂ Alexander Robertson
aliasAlexander Robertson
Record
53030 · 5956

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Ontario 2 0 2
Total 4 0 4
Birth 5 December 1838 → 185 years + 4 months ago
Lived 49 years + 2 months
First mandate 5 June 1879 → 144 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 6 months
Death 29 February 1888 → 136 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

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 5 8 9
Ontario 2 10 26 Z
TOTAL 8 7 5

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James Brown  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,594 Votes: 2,477 Participation: 68.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32884(F) — 21 Feb 2022 20:08 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LC
 1/2 1,402 56.60% +327 Loser:
LIB
 1,075 43.40% H. Holden
After his election:
29 Dec 1879 41
LC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 6 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Ontario
30 January 1880
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33110(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/1 By acclamation ?
After his election:
2 Jun 1882 43
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 4 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,398 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19254(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 1,317 54.92% +236 Loser:
CONS
 1,081 45.08% James Brown

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Ontario
18 October 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33049(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:51 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Baltis Rose
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,278 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19460(F) — 22 Jan 2022 09:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 1,728 52.72% +178 Loser:
LIB
 1,550 47.28% John G. Frost
After his election:
29 Feb 1888 49
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
6		 Ontario
17 March 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19703(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
49		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Henry Corby

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Alexander Robertson		 21 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Alexander Robertson		 21 Oct 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Robertson, M.P.		 21 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Robertson, député		 21 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Robertson (Canadian politician)		 21 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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