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♂ Robert M. Patterson
aliasRobert M. Patterson
Record
48450 · 8000

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 2 4
Birth 11 April 1855 → 169 years ago
Lived 82 years + 10 months
First mandate 3 October 1910 → 113 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 5 months
Death 28 February 1938 → 86 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 8 months after 6 June 1917
Special notes
None
 
Robert M. Patterson (1855–1938) 200x166
© Photo 1920 — 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
Alberta 6 7 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John W. McDonald  m 
⊖ Arthur L.W. Sifton  m 
 		 ⊖ William H. Shield  m 
⊖ George Skelding  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 804 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Alberta
3 October 1910
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27462(F) — 25 Oct 2023 05:50 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
IND
 1/2 446 55.47% +88 Loser:
LIB
 358 44.53% E.H. Maunsell
After his election:
10 Nov 1910 55
IND
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 5 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,139 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27489(F) — 18 Oct 2021 12:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CONS
 1/2 579 50.83% +19 Loser:
LIB
 560 49.17% Arthur L.W. Sifton

Service: 4 years 1 month 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,813 Votes: 1,406 Participation: 77.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27560(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
CONS
 2/2 678 48.22% -50 Winner:
LIB
 728 51.78% George Skelding
Eligible: 1,769 Votes: 1,404 Participation: 79.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27691(F) — 18 Oct 2021 13:39 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
71
CONS
 3/3 125 9.30% -531 Winner:
UFA
 656 48.70% William H. Shield

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Robert M. Patterson		 10 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Patterson (Alberta politician)		 10 Jan 2024

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Rev.: 10 Jan 2024 21:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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