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♂ James A. Robb
aliasJames A. Robb
Record
52901 · 7410

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 0 8
Birth 10 August 1859 → 164 years + 8 months ago
Lived 70 years + 3 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 2 months
Death 11 November 1929 → 94 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James A. Robb (1859–1929)
© 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 20 10 22

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 14
LIB
 1 Minister 62–64 29 Dec 1921 — 16 Aug 1923 1 7 18
2. CA 14
LIB
 1 Minister 64–66 17 Aug 1923 — 04 Sep 1925 2 0 18
3. CA 14–15
LIB
 1 Minister 66 05 Sep 1925 — 28 Jun 1926 0 9 23
4. CA 14–15
LIB
 1 Minister 66 05 Sep 1925 — 28 Jun 1926 0 9 23
5. CA 14–15
LIB
 1 Minister 66 05 Sep 1925 — 28 Jun 1926 0 9 23
6. CA 15
LIB
 2 ✓ Minister 66 13 Nov 1925 — 28 Jun 1926 0 7 15
7. CA 16
LIB
 2 Minister 67–70 25 Sep 1926 — 11 Nov 1929 3 1 17
8. CA 16
LIB
 2 Minister 67–70 25 Sep 1926 — 11 Nov 1929 3 1 17
9. CA 16
LIB
 2 Minister 67–70 25 Sep 1926 — 11 Nov 1929 3 1 17
10. CA 16
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister 67 01 Oct 1926 — 07 Oct 1926 0 0 6
 1. Trade and Commerce
 2. Immigration and Colonization
 3. Finance
 4. President of the Treasury Board [Finance]
 5. Receiver General [Finance]
 6. Trade and Commerce [Int]
 7. Receiver General [Finance]
 8. Finance
 9. President of the Treasury Board [Finance]
10. National Defence [Int]

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James Morris  m 
⊖ Robert N. Walsh  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John A. Sullivan  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,235 Votes: 2,531 Participation: 78.24% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Québec
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20948(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 1,292 51.60% +80 Loser:
CONS
 1,212 48.40% Robert N. Walsh

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,490 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Québec
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21176(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 1,318 52.93% +146 Loser:
CONS
 1,172 47.07% Robert N. Walsh

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,865 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21426(F) — 23 Jan 2022 21:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LL
 1/3 3,835 65.39% +1,845 Loser:
UNIO
 1,990 33.93% James Morris

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,524 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21683(F) — 24 Jan 2022 07:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/3 5,915 56.20% +1,854 Loser:
LAB
 4,061 38.59% Peter D. McArthur
After his election:
29 Dec 1921 62
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
14		 Québec
19 January 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21763(F) — 11 Oct 2022 19:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,218 Votes: 9,328 Participation: 70.57% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21954(F) — 27 Jun 2023 21:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/2 5,270 56.50% +1,212 Loser:
LC
 4,058 43.50% John A. Sullivan
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 66
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,218 Votes: 10,662 Participation: 80.66% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22207(F) — 24 Jan 2022 22:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 1/2 5,691 53.38% +720 Loser:
LC
 4,971 46.62% John A. Sullivan
After his election:
5 Oct 1926 67
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,218 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 Québec
2 November 1926
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22289(F) — 11 Oct 2022 20:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
11 Nov 1929 70
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,218 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 Québec
27 January 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22313(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
70		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Dennis J. O'Connor

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Robb, James Alexander		 25 Feb 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Robb, James Alexander		 25 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Alexander Robb, P.C., M.P.		 25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Alexander Robb, C.P., député		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Robb (politician)		 25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Alexander Robb		 25 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Feb 2024 13:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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