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♂ Robert Gardiner
aliasRobert Gardiner
Record
22001 · 6730

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 24 February 1879 → 145 years + 2 months ago
Lived 65 years + 11 months
First mandate 27 June 1921 → 102 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 4 months
Death 6 February 1945 → 79 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 3 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
Member of the "Ginger Group" in the 1920s which led to the formation of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in 1932.
 
Robert Gardiner (1879–1945)
© Photo — 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 14 3 12

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Robert B. Eaton  m 
⊖ Victor Quelch  m 
 		 ⊖ Frederick W. Gershaw  m 
⊖ Nelson C. Spencer  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,502 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Alberta
27 June 1921
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NLCP  Majority
ID: 21523(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
PROG
 1/2 13,133 79.58% +9,764 Loser:
NLCP
 3,369 20.42% Nelson C. Spencer

Service: 5 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,128 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21532(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PROG
 1/3 10,295 72.87% +7,597 Loser:
LIB
 2,698 19.10% Frederick W. Gershaw

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,934 Votes: 8,395 Participation: 52.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21805(F) — 26 Jun 2023 06:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PROG
 1/3 5,362 63.87% +3,810 Loser:
LIB
 1,552 18.49% Robert B. Eaton
After his election:
30 Oct 1925 46
PROG
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
26 Jun 1926 47
PROG
 →
UFA
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
29 Jun 1926 47
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,934 Votes: 8,844 Participation: 55.50% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Alberta
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22041(F) — 10 Sep 2022 17:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
UFA
 1/2 7,041 79.61% +5,238 Loser:
LC
 1,803 20.39% George H. Wade

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
17		 Alberta
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22315(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
UFA
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,104 Votes: 10,493 Participation: 65.16% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Alberta
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22587(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
CCF
 2/4 1,859 17.72% -4,307 Winner:
SC
 6,166 58.76% Victor Quelch

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Gardiner		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Gardiner		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Gardiner (politician)		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 00:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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