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♂ Robert Cruise
aliasRobert Cruise
Record
13675 · 6899

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 11 December 1868 → 155 years + 4 months ago
Lived 63 years + 6 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 9 months
Death 19 June 1932 → 91 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 6 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
Robert Cruise (1868–1932)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Dauphin, Manitoba (1903–1911)
Mun./Co. Council Dauphin, Manitoba (1903–1911)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 2 13

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Glenlyon A. Campbell  m 
 		 ⊖ William J. Ward  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,600 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Manitoba
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21030(F) — 2 Jul 2023 06:32 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 3,674 55.67% +748 Loser:
CONS
 2,926 44.33% Glenlyon A. Campbell
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 48
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
10 Oct 1917 48
LIB
 →
UNIL
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
13		 Manitoba
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21288(F) — 1 Jul 2023 09:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
UNIL
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 51
UNIL
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,917 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Manitoba
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21550(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
NLCP
 2/2 2,138 21.56% -5,641 Winner:
PROG
 7,779 78.44% William J. Ward

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Robert Cruise (1868-1932)		 01 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Cruise, M.P.		 01 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Cruise, député		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Cruise		 01 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 21:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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