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♂ Robert Porritt
aliasRobert Porritt
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 38%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Northwest Territories 3 5 8
Birth c. 1905 → 119 years ago
Lived ± 79 years
First mandate 7 September 1954 → 69 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age ± 49 years
Death c. 1984 → 40 years ago
Exit → Death ± 16 years + 5 months after 3 July 1967
Special notes
None
 
Robert Porritt (c.1905–c.1984) 200x177
© Photo 1931 — Public domain
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
Northwest Territories 9 3 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊖ James Brodie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Paul W. Kaeser  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Donald M. Stewart  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Ayliffe (Pat) Carey  m 
⊕ Nick G. Sibbeston  m 
 
Eligible: 1,160 Votes: 811 Participation: 69.91% Candidacies: 5
Territorial
1		 Northwest Territories
17 September 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30662(F) — 22 Jan 2023 16:43 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±46
IND
 2/5 200 24.97% -86 Winner:
IND
 286 35.71% James Brodie
Eligible: 1,297 Votes: 782 Participation: 60.29% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
2		 Northwest Territories
7 September 1954
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30665(F) — 22 Jan 2023 16:31 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±49
IND
 1/2 519 68.02% +275 Loser:
IND
 244 31.98% James Brodie

Service: 2 years 11 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,303 Votes: 729 Participation: 55.95% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
3		 Northwest Territories
19 August 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30672(F) — 22 Jan 2023 16:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±52
IND
 1/2 515 72.23% +317 Loser:
IND
 198 27.77% Evan H. Essex

Service: 3 years 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,523 Votes: 896 Participation: 58.83% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
4		 Northwest Territories
19 September 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30676(F) — 14 Jun 2023 18:40 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±55
IND
 2/2 406 46.24% -66 Winner:
IND
 472 53.76% Ayliffe (Pat) Carey
Eligible: 1,793 Votes: 1,112 Participation: 62.02% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
4		 Northwest Territories
22 July 1962
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30690(F) — 22 Jan 2023 16:05 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±57
IND
 2/2 474 43.41% -144 Winner:
IND
 618 56.59% Paul W. Kaeser
Eligible: 1,811 Votes: 1,312 Participation: 72.45% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
5		 Northwest Territories
31 March 1964
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30680(F) — 22 Jan 2023 15:47 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
±59
IND
 1/3 624 47.78% +58 Loser:
IND
 566 43.34% Paul W. Kaeser

Service: 3 years 3 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,295 Votes: 1,538 Participation: 67.02% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
6		 Northwest Territories
4 July 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30684(F) — 22 Jan 2023 15:17 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±62
IND
 3/4 350 23.27% -128 Winner:
IND
 478 31.78% Donald M. Stewart
Eligible: 1,883 Votes: 1,197 Participation: 63.57% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
7		 Northwest Territories
21 December 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30698(F) — 22 Jan 2023 14:51 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±65
IND
 3/3 168 14.21% -476 Winner:
IND
 644 54.48% Nick G. Sibbeston

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Robert Porritt		 31 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Bobby Porritt		 31 Dec 2023

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