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♂ Robert G. Meikle
aliasRobert G. Meikle
Record
42773 · 7508

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Québec 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth c. 1832 → 192 years ago
Lived ± 69 years
First mandate 1 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 46 years
Death 9 April 1901 → 123 years ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 4 months after 1 December 1881
Special notes
None
 

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
Québec 3 7 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James C. Wilson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,162 Votes: 1,719 Participation: 79.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15012(F) — 2 Sep 2023 13:40 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±46
QLP
 1/2 932 54.73% +161 Loser:
CONS
 771 45.27% Alexander Pridham
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 ±47
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,451 Votes: 1,585 Participation: 64.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15077(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±49		 Successor:
CONS
 889 57.06% William Owens
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,866 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19523(F) — 2 Sep 2023 13:40 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±55
LIB
 2/2 828 44.37% -210 Winner:
LC
 1,038 55.63% James C. Wilson

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Robert Greenshields Meikle		 02 Sep 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
Robert Greenshields Meikle		 02 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Greenshields Meikle		 02 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Sep 2023 13:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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