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♂ Robert Ross Knight
aliasRoy Knight
Record
32205 · 6576

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 12 December 1891 → 132 years + 4 months ago
Lived 79 years + 8 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 5 months
Death 11 September 1971 → 52 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 3 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 
Robert Ross (Roy) Knight (1891–1971)
© Photo 1948 Arthur Roy — Public domain
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 11 11 26

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Alfred H. Bence  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles W. McCool  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Henry F. Jones  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 27,114 Votes: 23,231 Participation: 85.68% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23357(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
CCF
 1/4 9,217 39.94% +878 Loser:
PC
 8,339 36.14% Alfred H. Bence

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,171 Votes: 27,844 Participation: 76.98% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Saskatchewan
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23618(F) — 29 Mar 2024 08:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CCF
 1/3 11,749 42.52% +2,881 Loser:
LIB
 8,868 32.10% Charles W. McCool

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,838 Votes: 25,210 Participation: 64.91% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 Saskatchewan
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23929(F) — 29 Mar 2024 08:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
CCF
 1/5 12,056 48.23% +5,028 Loser:
LIB
 7,028 28.11% Charles W. McCool

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,317 Votes: 33,994 Participation: 75.01% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Saskatchewan
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24212(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
CCF
 2/4 12,022 35.66% -883 Winner:
PC
 12,905 38.28% Henry F. Jones
Eligible: 45,317 Votes: 40,451 Participation: 89.26% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Saskatchewan
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24478(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
66
CCF
 2/3 10,324 25.52% -14,298 Winner:
PC
 24,622 60.87% Henry F. Jones

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Ross (Roy) Knight, M.P.		 24 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Ross (Roy) Knight, député		 24 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Roy Knight (politician)		 24 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Apr 2024 20:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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