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♂ Robert E. Sommers
aliasRobert E. Sommers
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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British Columbia 3 0 3
Birth 3 January 1911 → 113 years + 3 months ago
Lived 89 years + 9 months
First mandate 12 June 1952 → 71 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 5 months
Death 28 October 2000 → 23 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 41 years + 11 months after 7 November 1958
Special notes
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Robert E. Sommers (1911–2000)
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Well that's interesting!
British Columbia Social Credit MLA for Rossland-Trail from 1952 to 1958, Sommers was the first cabinet minister in the British Commonwealth to serve a term in prison for accepting bribes in connection with his office.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 6 4 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Alexander D. Turnbull  m 
 
 
Eligible: 15,077 Votes: 11,818 Participation: 78.38% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29755(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
41
SC
 1/4 3,979 34.48% +648 Loser:
LIB
 3,331 28.86% Alexander D. Turnbull

Service: 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,346 Votes: 11,786 Participation: 82.16% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29806(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
SC
 1/4 4,182 37.43% +712 Loser:
CFF
 3,470 31.06% Samuel C. Muirhead

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,897 Votes: 10,218 Participation: 68.59% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29857(F) — 4 Mar 2022 12:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
SC
 1/4 5,097 50.23% +2,258 Loser:
CFF
 2,839 27.98% Samuel C. Muirhead
After his election:
7 Nov 1958 47
SC
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 2 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,897 Votes: 10,612 Participation: 71.24% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
15 December 1958
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29874(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
SC
 3,170 30.07% Donald L. Brothers

Online biographical reference

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EN Wikipedia
Robert Sommers		 07 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Jan 2024 18:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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