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♂ Robert S. White
aliasRobert S. White
Record
64973 · 6017

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
Birth 15 March 1856 → 168 years + 1 month ago
Lived 88 years + 8 months
First mandate 3 October 1888 → 135 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 6 months
Death 5 December 1944 → 79 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 8 months after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
Robert S. White (1856–1944) 200x284
© Photo 1936 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Thomas White (1830–1888) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 21 5 10

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Douglas C. Abbott  m 
 		 ⊖ William Stubbs  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,037 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
3 October 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19716(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
CONS
 1/2 1,088 53.41% +139 Loser:
ICON
 949 46.59% William Stubbs

Service: 2 years 5 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,008 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19791(F) — 22 Jan 2022 12:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
CONS
 1/2 1,628 54.12% +248 Loser:
LIB
 1,380 45.88% Elgin Myers
After his election:
23 Oct 1895 39
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Ontario
24 December 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20016(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
ICON
 Acclam. William Stubbs
Eligible: 29,066 Votes: 23,506 Participation: 80.87% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21978(F) — 27 Jun 2023 22:02 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
69
LC
 1/2 16,377 69.67% +9,248 Loser:
ILIB
 7,129 30.33% Robert L. Calder
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 70
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 29,066 Votes: 18,748 Participation: 64.50% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22230(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LC
 1/2 14,249 76.00% +9,750 Loser:
LIB
 4,499 24.00% Thomas H. Carveth

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,515 Votes: 26,415 Participation: 54.45% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22504(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
74
LC
 1/2 19,932 75.46% +13,449 Loser:
LIB
 6,483 24.54% Grace R. England

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,330 Votes: 21,926 Participation: 62.06% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22788(F) — 5 Jul 2023 20:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
79
LC
 1/3 12,905 58.86% +5,683 Loser:
LIB
 7,222 32.94% Shirley G. Dixon
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 82
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,570 Votes: 23,851 Participation: 61.84% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23063(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
84
NATG
 2/2 8,972 37.62% -5,907 Winner:
LIB
 14,879 62.38% Douglas C. Abbott

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Smeaton White		 28 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Smeaton White		 28 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Smeaton White		 28 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Robert Smeaton White		 28 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Nov 2023 06:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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