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♂ Robert L. Borden
Record
5887 · 6808

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Canada 9 8 1
Birth 26 June 1854 → 169 years + 5 months ago
Lived 82 years + 11 months
First mandate 23 June 1896 → 127 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 11 months
Death 10 June 1937 → 86 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 6 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
No
 
Family link with other documented individuals
⊖ Frederick W. Borden (1847–1917) Cousin  
 
Robert Laird Borden (1854–1937)
© Photo — Public domain

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 25 4 17

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 9–11
CONS
 1 Opposition Leader 46–57 06 Feb 1901 — 09 Oct 1911 10 8 3
2. CA 9–12
CONS
 1 Party leader 46–63 06 Feb 1901 — 11 Oct 1917 16 8 5
3. CA 12–13
CONS
 1 Prime Minister 57–66 10 Oct 1911 — 09 Jul 1920 8 8 29
4. CA 12–13
CONS
 1 Minister of State/responsible 57–66 01 Apr 1912 — 09 Jul 1920 8 3 8
5. CA 12–13
UNIO
 2 Party leader 63–65 12 Oct 1917 — 09 Jul 1919 1 8 27
 4. External Affairs

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
10 documented challengers
⊖ Edward Blackadder  m 
⊖ Adam B. Crosby  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas E. Kenny  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Roche  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James Sealy  m 
 		 ⊖ Michael Carney  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Michael E. Keefe  m 
⊖ Alexander K. Maclean  m 
⊖ Benjamin Russell  m 
⊖ William B. Wallace  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,255 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20055(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
CONS
 1/4 6,170 53.06% +554 Loser:
CONS
 5,616 48.30% Thomas E. Kenny

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,224 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20311(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/4 5,705 51.34% +143 Loser:
CONS
 5,562 50.05% Thomas E. Kenny

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,035 Votes: 28,150 Participation: 73.94% Candidacies: 4
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
3 November 1904
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20560(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
50
CONS
 3/4 6,830 48.77% -447 Winner:
LIB
 7,277 51.96% Michael Carney
Eligible: 5,961 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
10		 Ontario
4 February 1905
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20740(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
50
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,670 Votes: 3,990 Participation: 59.82% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20848(F) — 23 Jan 2022 14:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 2,667 67.28% +1,370 Loser:
LIB
 1,297 32.72% James E. Caldwell
After his election:
24 Jan 1909 54
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Elected in another riding
Service: 2 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,670 Votes: 27,773 Participation: 70.60% Candidacies: 4
Federal
11		 Nova Scotia
26 October 1908
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20821(F) — 23 Jan 2022 14:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
54
CONS
 1/4 7,386 53.19% +751 Loser:
LIB
 6,635 47.78% William Roche

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,670 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
11		 Ontario
22 February 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 21004(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Edward Kidd
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,652 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21059(F) — 2 Jul 2023 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
57
CONS
 1/4 7,040 50.92% +161 Loser:
LIB
 6,879 49.75% Edward Blackadder
After his election:
10 Oct 1911 57
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
27 October 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21236(F) — 1 Jul 2023 12:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
57
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 63
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 6 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,465 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21320(F) — 2 Jul 2023 09:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
63
UNIO
 1/2 3,941 60.96% +1,417 Loser:
LL
 2,524 39.04% James Sealy
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 66
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,909 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21582(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
LIB
 5,812 53.28% Ernest W. Robinson

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir Robert Borden		 13 Nov 2023
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Sir Robert Borden		 13 Nov 2023
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Borden, Sir Robert Laird		 13 Nov 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Borden, sir Robert Laird		 13 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Sir Robert Laird Borden, P.C., K.C., G.C.M.G., M.P.		 13 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. sir Robert Laird Borden, C.P., C.R., G.C.M.G., député		 13 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Borden		 13 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Robert Laird Borden		 13 Nov 2023

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