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♂ John Lyle Robinson
aliasJohn Lyle Robinson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 5 0 5
Birth 28 August 1890 → 133 years + 8 months ago
Lived 63 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 11 months
Death 29 October 1953 → 70 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John Lyle Robinson (1890–1953)
© Photo 1935 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Elizabeth G. Robinson (1899–1960) Spouse  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 18 2 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Ian M. Arrol  m 
 		 ⊖ Hector Lang  m 
 
Eligible: 6,315 Votes: 5,258 Participation: 83.26% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27806(F) — 6 Mar 2022 12:41 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
SC
 1/3 3,236 62.94% +1,984 Loser:
LIB
 1,252 24.35% Hector Lang

Service: 4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,942 Votes: 5,975 Participation: 86.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27866(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
SC
 1/2 2,943 50.69% +80 Loser:
INDM
 2,863 49.31% W.C. Yuill

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,844 Votes: 5,590 Participation: 71.26% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27921(F) — 6 Mar 2022 17:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
SC
 1/4 2,977 55.48% +1,520 Loser:
INDM
 1,457 27.15% John A.M. Bell

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,103 Votes: 6,470 Participation: 64.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27975(F) — 26 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
SC
 1/3 3,835 65.29% +2,792 Loser:
LIB
 1,043 17.76% David R. Broadfoot

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,336 Votes: 6,671 Participation: 58.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28026(F) — 7 Mar 2022 10:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
SC
 1/2 4,724 74.69% +3,123 Loser:
LIB
 1,601 25.31% James L. Wyatt
After his election:
29 Oct 1953 63
SC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 2 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,202 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Alberta
21 December 1953
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28050(F) — 29 Oct 2022 14:08 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
63		 Successor:
SC
 2,462 76.89% Elizabeth G. Robinson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Dr. John L. 'Doc' Robinson		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Lyle Robinson		 17 Mar 2024

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