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♂ Robert Lorne Richardson
aliasRobert Lorne Richardson
Record
52528 · 6796

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 38%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 4 7
Manitoba 0 1 1
Total 3 5 8
Birth 28 June 1860 → 163 years + 10 months ago
Lived 61 years + 4 months
First mandate 23 June 1896 → 127 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 11 months
Death 6 November 1921 → 102 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Robert Lorne Richardson (1860–1921)
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 8 11 14

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
7 documented challengers
⊖ George H. Lawrence  m 
⊖ Robert Rogers  m 
⊖ Duncan A. Stewart  m 
⊖ Valentine Winkler  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander Morrison  m 
⊖ Clifford Sifton  m 
⊖ John G. Turriff  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,260 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Manitoba
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20028(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 2,657 50.51% +54 Loser:
CONS
 2,603 49.49% Robert Rogers

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,535 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Manitoba
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20284(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
IND
 1/2 3,392 51.91% +249 Loser:
LIB
 3,143 48.09% Valentine Winkler
After his election:
20 Jul 1901 41
IND
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,370 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
9		 Manitoba
18 February 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20500(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
ILIB
 2/3 2,354 31.94% -1,016 Winner:
LIB
 3,370 45.73% Duncan A. Stewart
Eligible: 7,690 Votes: 6,429 Participation: 83.60% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Manitoba
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20532(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
44
IND
 2/2 2,804 43.61% -821 Winner:
LIB
 3,625 56.39% Clifford Sifton
Eligible: 1,592 Votes: 1,128 Participation: 70.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Manitoba
7 March 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36908(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 486 43.09% -156 Winner:
CONS
 642 56.91% George H. Lawrence
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,666 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Saskatchewan
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20832(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
48
ICON
 2/2 3,542 46.67% -506 Winner:
LIB
 4,048 53.33% John G. Turriff
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,274 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Manitoba
12 October 1912
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21251(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 2/2 2,740 43.67% -794 Winner:
CONS
 3,534 56.33% Alexander Morrison
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,651 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Manitoba
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21356(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:56 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
57
UNIO
 1/2 5,870 60.82% +2,089 Loser:
LL
 3,781 39.18% Guillaume J. Charette
After his election:
6 Nov 1921 61
NLCP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 10 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,395 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Manitoba
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21560(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
61		 Successor:
PROG
 5,779 46.62% Robert A. Hoey

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Robert Lorne Richardson (1860-1921)		 11 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Lorne Richardson, M.P.		 11 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Lorne Richardson, député		 11 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Lorne Richardson		 11 Mar 2024

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