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♂ Robert G. Davidson
aliasRobert G. Davidson
Record
14544 · 7844

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 21 July 1875 → 148 years + 9 months ago
Lived 73 years
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 2 months
Death 3 August 1948 → 75 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 2 months after 24 May 1943
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
Canada 7 7 8

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Jos.-Armand-G. Choquette  m 
 		 ⊖ John T. Hackett  m 
 
Eligible: 14,493 Votes: 11,663 Participation: 80.47% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22798(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
60
LIB
 1/3 5,676 48.67% +123 Loser:
LC
 5,553 47.61% John T. Hackett

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,826 Votes: 9,916 Participation: 62.66% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23074(F) — 26 Jan 2022 21:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/2 5,112 51.55% +308 Loser:
ILIB
 4,804 48.45% Alphonse Girard
After his election:
24 May 1943 67
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 3 years 1 month 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,826 Votes: 12,267 Participation: 77.51% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Québec
9 August 1943
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23118(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
68
LIB
 2/3 5,349 43.60% -1,312 Winner:
BPC
 6,661 54.30% Jos.-Armand-G. Choquette

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Greig Davidson, M.P.		 29 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Greig Davidson, député		 29 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Davidson (Canadian politician)		 29 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Robert Greig Davidson		 29 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Sep 2023 21:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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