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♂ Svend J. Robinson
Record
53299 · 617

Danish-Canadian    Gay (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 78%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Canada 9 7 2
Birth 4 March 1952
Age 71 years + 9 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 19 years + 5 months ago (27 June 2004)
Special notes
No
 
Family link with other documented individuals
None
 
Svend Robinson (1952– )
© Photo 2003 Montrealais — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Well that's interesting!
In spring 1988, Robinson was the first Canadian member of Parliament to come out as gay.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 25 1 0

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Terry Beech  m 
⊕ Mobina S.B. Jaffer  f 
⊕ Blair T. Longley  m 
 		 ⊕ Hedy M. Fry  f 
⊕ Amita Kuttner  m 
 
Eligible: 71,992 Votes: 51,822 Participation: 71.98% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4340(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
27
NDP
 1/3 20,604 39.76% +1,485 Loser:
PC
 19,119 36.89% Hugh Mawby

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 71,992 Votes: 51,013 Participation: 70.86% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4058(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
27
NDP
 1/4 21,587 42.43% +2,968 Loser:
PC
 18,619 36.60% Hugh Mawby

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,795 Votes: 59,190 Participation: 79.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 British Columbia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3768(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
NDP
 1/4 28,318 48.00% +7,621 Loser:
PC
 20,697 35.09% Bill Langas

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 58,192 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3473(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
NDP
 1/8 25,150 43.22% +7,695 Loser:
PC
 17,455 30.00% John M. Bitonti

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 81,683 Votes: 53,928 Participation: 66.02% Candidacies: 11
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3172(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
NDP
 1/11 18,273 34.15% +4,217 Loser:
LIB
 14,056 26.27% Kwangyul Peck

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 65,305 Votes: 44,441 Participation: 68.05% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2871(F) — 17 Nov 2022 23:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NDP
 1/6 19,058 43.08% +7,315 Loser:
REF
 11,743 26.55% Gary Eyre

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 73,370 Votes: 45,740 Participation: 62.34% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 British Columbia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2566(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
NDP
 1/5 17,018 37.39% +1,961 Loser:
CA
 15,057 33.08% Alan McDonnell

Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,258 Votes: 45,663 Participation: 61.49% Candidacies: 7
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 986(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
NDP
 15,682 34.59% William L. Siksay
Eligible: 92,284 Votes: 57,267 Participation: 62.06% Candidacies: 7
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 945(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
53
NDP
 2/7 16,374 28.67% -8,639 Winner:
LIB
 25,013 43.80% Hedy M. Fry
Eligible: 77,969 Votes: 50,525 Participation: 64.80% Candidacies: 7
Federal
43		 British Columbia
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26815(F) — 6 Mar 2022 12:25 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
67
NDP
 2/7 16,185 32.33% -1,585 Winner:
LIB
 17,770 35.50% Terry Beech

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Svend Johannes Robinson, M.P.		 17 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Svend Johannes Robinson, député		 17 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Svend Robinson		 17 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Svend Robinson		 17 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Nov 2023 00:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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