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♂ Robert Merrifield
aliasRobert Merrifield
Record
43060 · 828

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 19 December 1953
Age 70 years + 4 months
First mandate 27 November 2000 → 23 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 9 years + 7 months ago (17 September 2014)
Special notes
None
 
Robert Merrifield (1953– )
© Photo 2011 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Woodland County, Alberta (1998–2002)
School Board ✓
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 9 15

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 40
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 54–57 30 Oct 2008 — 17 May 2011 2 6 17
 1. Minister of State [Transport]

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 67,430 Votes: 40,745 Participation: 60.43% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 Alberta
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2564(F) — 30 Jun 2023 21:18 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
CA
 1/5 26,824 66.08% +20,476 Loser:
LIB
 6,348 15.64% John Higgerty
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 50
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 68,457 Votes: 38,724 Participation: 56.57% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Alberta
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 983(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CPC
 1/5 26,503 68.61% +22,062 Loser:
LIB
 4,441 11.50% Peter Crossley

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 71,664 Votes: 43,133 Participation: 60.19% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Alberta
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 916(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CPC
 1/5 30,640 71.19% +25,928 Loser:
NDP
 4,712 10.95% Noel Lapierre

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 75,036 Votes: 37,493 Participation: 49.97% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40		 Alberta
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5715(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CPC
 1/6 26,863 71.85% +22,276 Loser:
NDP
 4,587 12.27% Ken Kuzminski

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 75,410 Votes: 41,575 Participation: 55.13% Candidacies: 6
Federal
41		 Alberta
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6255(F) — 2 Feb 2022 08:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CPC
 1/6 31,925 77.03% +26,514 Loser:
NDP
 5,411 13.06% Mark Wells
After his election:
17 Sep 2014 60
CPC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 4 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 78,641 Votes: 12,652 Participation: 16.09% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Alberta
17 November 2014
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 26010(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
CPC
 7,884 62.57% W. James (Jim) Eglinski

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Rob Merrifield, P.C., M.P.		 15 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Rob Merrifield, C.P., député		 15 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rob Merrifield		 15 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Rob Merrifield		 15 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Mar 2024 19:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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