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♂ Robert B. Eaton
aliasRobert B. Eaton
Record
18157 · 8055

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Alberta 2 1 3
Total 2 2 4
Birth 5 August 1871 → 152 years + 8 months ago
Lived 92 years + 10 months
First mandate 17 April 1913 → 111 years + 17 days ago
↳ at age 41 years + 8 months
Death 13 June 1964 → 59 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 42 years + 10 months after 17 July 1921
Special notes
None
 
Robert B. Eaton (1871–1964) 200x235
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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 8 2 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Gordon A. Forster  m 
⊖ Albert J. Robertson  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert Gardiner  m 
 
Eligible: 2,936 Votes: 1,812 Participation: 61.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27521(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 962 53.36% +121 Loser:
CONS
 841 46.64% Albert J. Robertson

Service: 4 years 1 month 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27552(F) — 5 Mar 2022 16:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,291 Votes: 5,835 Participation: 70.38% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27615(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 2/2 1,583 27.13% -2,669 Winner:
UFA
 4,252 72.87% Gordon A. Forster
Eligible: 15,934 Votes: 8,395 Participation: 52.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21805(F) — 26 Jun 2023 06:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
54
LIB
 2/3 1,552 18.49% -3,810 Winner:
PROG
 5,362 63.87% Robert Gardiner

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Robert B. Eaton		 11 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Eaton (politician)		 11 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Jan 2024 06:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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