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♂ Robert J. McCleave
aliasRobert J. McCleave
Record
40629 · 81

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 1 8
Birth 19 December 1922 → 101 years + 4 months ago
Lived 81 years + 8 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 5 months
Death 3 September 2004 → 19 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 8 months after 8 December 1977
Special notes
None
 
Robert J. McCleave (1922–2004)
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 17 10 21

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
10 documented challengers
⊖ James H. Aitchison  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John H. Dickey  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Leonard A. Kitz  m 
⊖ Finlay MacDonald  m 
⊖ Gerald A.P. Regan  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Samuel R. Balcom  m 
⊖ J. Michael W.C. Forrestall  m 
⊖ John E. Lloyd  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Edmund L. Morris  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Lloyd R. Shaw  m 
 
Eligible: 108,414 Votes: 163,070 Participation: 75.21% Candidacies: 6
Federal
23		 Nova Scotia
10 June 1957
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24030(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
PC
 1/6 41,140 50.64% +2,636 Loser:
LIB
 38,504 47.40% Samuel R. Balcom

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 108,414 Votes: 178,691 Participation: 82.41% Candidacies: 6
Federal
24		 Nova Scotia
31 March 1958
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24296(F) — 3 Mar 2024 22:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
PC
 1/6 53,693 60.10% +19,466 Loser:
LIB
 34,227 38.31% John H. Dickey

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 180,776 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
25		 Nova Scotia
18 June 1962
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24573(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/7 42,964 47.53% +1,492 Loser:
LIB
 41,472 45.88% John E. Lloyd

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 182,976 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
26		 Nova Scotia
8 April 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24837(F) — 22 Nov 2023 07:48 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
PC
 3/6 42,548 46.51% -2,625 Winner:
LIB
 45,173 49.38% Gerald A.P. Regan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 183,443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
27		 Nova Scotia
8 November 1965
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25106(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
42
PC
 1/7 46,007 50.16% +6,065 Loser:
LIB
 39,942 43.55% John E. Lloyd

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 37,529 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9952(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 22,323 59.48% +8,835 Loser:
LIB
 13,488 35.94% Alex J. Cregan

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 61,934 Votes: 47,618 Participation: 76.89% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10208(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/4 27,645 58.06% +13,337 Loser:
LIB
 14,308 30.05% Mary M. Casey

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 61,934 Votes: 50,049 Participation: 80.81% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Nova Scotia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10472(F) — 29 Jan 2022 22:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/5 25,563 51.08% +7,255 Loser:
LIB
 18,308 36.58% Bill Ozard
After his election:
8 Dec 1977 54
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 5 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 61,934 Votes: 30,980 Participation: 50.02% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Nova Scotia
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10901(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
PC
 18,767 60.58% Howard E. Crosby

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Jardine McCleave, M.P.		 29 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Jardine McCleave, député		 29 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert McCleave		 29 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Feb 2024 11:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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