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♂ William A. Robinson
aliasWilliam A. Robinson
Record
53306 · 6594

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 12 July 1905 → 118 years + 9 months ago
Lived 52 years + 4 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 10 months
Death 15 November 1957 → 66 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 5 months + 6 days after 9 June 1957
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 11 11 26

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Philip B. Rynard  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 22,780 Votes: 17,595 Participation: 77.24% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23256(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 8,508 48.35% +1,530 Loser:
PC
 6,978 39.66% Lloyd A. Leatherby

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,410 Votes: 20,675 Participation: 78.28% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23517(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/4 10,030 48.91% +2,054 Loser:
PC
 7,976 38.90% John E. Wood

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,459 Votes: 20,124 Participation: 73.29% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23817(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 9,099 45.76% +155 Loser:
PC
 8,944 44.98% Philip B. Rynard

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,617 Votes: 23,075 Participation: 80.63% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24098(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
 2/4 8,193 35.92% -4,304 Winner:
PC
 12,497 54.78% Philip B. Rynard

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Alfred Robinson, M.P.		 06 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Alfred Robinson, député		 06 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Alfred Robinson		 06 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Sep 2023 20:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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