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♂ Robert Porter
aliasRobert Porter
Record
50308 · 6076

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Birth 29 January 1833 → 191 years + 3 months ago
Lived 68 years + 5 months
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 54 years
Death 27 July 1901 → 122 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 4 months after 4 March 1891
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 4 0 10

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Malcolm C. Cameron  m  (4 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 4,675 Votes: 3,638 Participation: 77.82% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19061(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
LC
 2/2 1,709 47.70% -165 Winner:
LIB
 1,874 52.30% Malcolm C. Cameron
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19257(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
LC
 2/2 1,707 49.58% -29 Winner:
LIB
 1,736 50.42% Malcolm C. Cameron
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,304 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19463(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
LC
 1/2 2,165 50.30% +26 Loser:
LIB
 2,139 49.70% Malcolm C. Cameron

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,019 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19815(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LC
 2/2 1,820 45.28% -379 Winner:
LIB
 2,199 54.72% Malcolm C. Cameron

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Porter, M.P.		 16 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Porter, député		 16 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Porter (Ontario politician)		 16 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Oct 2023 14:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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