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♂ Robert Forke
aliasRobert Forke
Record
20441 · 6957

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Manitoba 0 1 1
Total 4 1 5
Birth 2 June 1860 → 163 years + 10 months ago
Lived 73 years + 8 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 61 years + 6 months
Death 2 February 1934 → 90 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 1 month after 30 December 1929
Special notes
None
 
Robert Forke (1860–1934)
© Photo 1908 The Western Municipal News 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 Manitoba (1929–1934) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Pipestone, Manitoba (1905–1914)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 7 11 24

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 14
PROG
 1 Party leader 62–66 11 Nov 1922 — 30 Jun 1926 3 7 19
2. CA 16
LIB
 1 Minister 66–69 25 Sep 1926 — 29 Dec 1929 3 3 4
 2. Immigration and Colonization

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ David W. Beaubier  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Harvey C. Simpson  m 
 
Eligible: 1,772 Votes: 1,340 Participation: 75.62% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Manitoba
9 January 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36938(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 2/2 564 42.09% -212 Winner:
CONS
 776 57.91% Harvey C. Simpson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,067 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Manitoba
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21549(F) — 7 Sep 2022 22:01 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
PROG
 1/3 9,596 68.22% +5,529 Loser:
NLCP
 4,067 28.91% Charles E. Ivens

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,738 Votes: 11,839 Participation: 63.18% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Manitoba
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21820(F) — 26 Jun 2023 09:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
65
PROG
 1/2 6,411 54.15% +983 Loser:
LC
 5,428 45.85% David W. Beaubier
After his election:
30 Oct 1925 65
PROG
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
26 Jun 1926 66
PROG
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
29 Jun 1926 66
LIBP
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,738 Votes: 15,368 Participation: 82.02% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Manitoba
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22071(F) — 31 Aug 2022 22:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIBP
 1/2 8,267 53.79% +1,166 Loser:
LC
 7,101 46.21% David W. Beaubier
After his election:
5 Oct 1926 66
LIBP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,738 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 Manitoba
2 November 1926
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22283(F) — 11 Oct 2022 20:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIBP
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
30 Dec 1929 69
LIBP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 1 month 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,738 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 Manitoba
5 February 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22314(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Thomas A. Crerar

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Robert Forke (1860-1934)		 01 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Robert Forke, P.C.		 01 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Robert Forke, C.P.		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Forke		 01 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Robert Forke		 01 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 23:04 (but data presented dynamically)

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