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♂ Robert James Ball
aliasRobert James Ball
Record
2477 · 6536

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 15 January 1857 → 167 years + 3 months ago
Lived 71 years + 1 month
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 8 months
Death 26 February 1928 → 96 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 2 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
Robert James Ball (1857–1928)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Hanover, Ontario
Mun./Co. Council Hanover, Ontario
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 2 13

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Agnes C. Macphail  f 
 		 ⊖ Henry H. Miller  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 6,049 Votes: 4,488 Participation: 74.19% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20861(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
51
CONS
 2/2 2,180 49.02% -87 Winner:
LIB
 2,267 50.98% Henry H. Miller
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,230 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21089(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 2,139 50.57% +48 Loser:
LIB
 2,091 49.43% Henry H. Miller

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,454 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21347(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
UNIO
 1/2 4,845 57.31% +1,236 Loser:
LL
 3,609 42.69% William H. Wright

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,956 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21607(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
NLCP
 2/3 4,360 31.24% -2,598 Winner:
PROG
 6,958 49.86% Agnes C. Macphail

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert James Ball, M.P.		 17 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert James Ball, député		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert James Ball		 17 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Mar 2024 01:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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