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♂ Robert Connell
aliasRobert Connell
Record
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Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 1 2
Birth 4 June 1871 → 152 years + 10 months ago
Lived 86 years + 5 months
First mandate 27 November 1933 → 90 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 62 years + 5 months
Death 13 November 1957 → 66 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 5 months after 31 May 1937
Special notes
None
 

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
British Columbia 3 6 2 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 17
CFF
 1 Party leader 62–65 01 Aug 1933 — 31 Jul 1936 2 11 30
2. BC 18
CFF
 1 Opposition Leader 62–65 01 Nov 1933 — 31 Jul 1936 2 8 30
3. BC 18
BCSC
 1 Party leader 65–66 01 Aug 1936 — 30 Jun 1937 0 10 29
4. BC 18
BCSC
 2 Opposition Leader 65 01 Aug 1936 — 31 May 1937 0 9 30

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Herbert B. Anscomb  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Hart  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Nancy Hodges  f 
⊖ Byron I. (Boss) Johnson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William T. Straith  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph B. Clearihue  m 
⊖ Reginald Hayward  m 
⊖ Joseph D. Hunter  m 
⊖ Nigel Morgan  m 
 
Eligible: 24,061 Votes: 65,501 Participation: 68.06% Candidacies: 28
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
27 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29426(F) — 16 Sep 2023 07:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
62
CFF
 4/28 5,607 34.24% +56 Loser:
LIB
 5,551 33.90% Joseph B. Clearihue
After his election:
1 Aug 1936 65
CFF
 →
BCSC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 6 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,610 Votes: 66,188 Participation: 64.61% Candidacies: 18
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29465(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:55 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
65
BCSC
 9/18 2,540 15.40% -4,136 Winner:
LIB
 6,676 40.49% William T. Straith

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Robert Connell		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Connell (politician)		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Sep 2023 07:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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