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♂ Robert W. Bonner
aliasRobert W. Bonner
Record
5813 · 8601

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 6 1 7
Birth 10 September 1920 → 103 years + 7 months ago
Lived 84 years + 11 months
First mandate 24 November 1952 → 71 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 2 months
Death 12 August 2005 → 18 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 11 months after 26 August 1969
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 16 6 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
11 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas A. Bate  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Buda H. Brown  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Garde B. Gardom  m 
⊖ Ralph R. Loffmark  m 
⊖ Patrick L. McGeer  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur Phillips  m 
 		 ⊖ Ernest J. Broome  m 
⊖ Hartley D. Dent  m 
⊖ Arthur Laing  m 
⊖ W. Grace MacInnis  f 
⊖ George C. Miller  m 
 
Eligible: 3,031 Votes: 2,054 Participation: 67.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
24 November 1952
By-Election
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29775(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
SC
 1/3 1,146 57.56% +691 Loser:
LIB
 455 22.85% George Keenleyside

Service: 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 82,257 Votes: 52,919 Participation: 64.33% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29819(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
SC
 1/7 20,205 40.60% +8,183 Loser:
LIB
 12,022 24.16% Alexander W. Fisher

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,349 Votes: 156,514 Participation: 61.13% Candidacies: 14
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29866(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
SC
 1/14 25,615 49.27% +7,814 Loser:
LIB
 17,801 34.24% Arthur Laing

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,870 Votes: 173,635 Participation: 69.72% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29914(F) — 4 Mar 2022 15:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
SC
 1/12 24,273 41.94% +6,835 Loser:
LIB
 17,438 30.13% Francis C. Boyes

Service: 3 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,510 Votes: 180,198 Participation: 70.24% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29959(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
SC
 2/12 23,172 38.73% +2,905 Loser:
SC
 20,267 33.88% Thomas A. Bate

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,260 Votes: 57,864 Participation: 68.46% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30001(F) — 4 Mar 2022 15:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
SC
 3/6 11,494 39.73% -2,013 Winner:
LIB
 13,507 46.69% Garde B. Gardom
Eligible: 11,638 Votes: 9,002 Participation: 77.35% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
28 November 1966
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30011(F) — 4 Mar 2022 15:14 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
46
SC
 1/5 4,189 46.78% +652 Loser:
NDP
 3,537 39.50% Hartley D. Dent

Service: 2 years 8 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,813 Votes: 11,163 Participation: 66.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30023(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
SC
 5,766 52.05% Alexander V. Fraser

Online biographical reference

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Robert Bonner (politician)		 28 Jul 2023

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