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♂ Robert H. Smith
aliasRobert H. Smith
Record
57716 · 9091

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 1 2 3
Birth c. 1871 → 153 years ago
Lived ± 70 years
First mandate 6 June 1929 → 94 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age ± 58 years
Death c. 1941 → 83 years ago
Exit → Death ± 6 years + 6 months after 18 June 1934
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
Saskatchewan 5 0 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick B. (Barry) Bagshaw  m 
⊖ John A. Merkley  m 
⊖ Harris Turner  m 
 		 ⊖ William G. Baker  m 
⊖ William G. Ross  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,275 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
13 October 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31240(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±46
SV
 7/9 365 7.87% -1,426 Winner:
SV
 1,791 38.62% Frederick B. (Barry) Bagshaw
Eligible: 10,097 Votes: 6,229 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
17 May 1927
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31442(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±56
CONS
 2/2 2,307 37.04% -1,615 Winner:
LIB
 3,922 62.96% William G. Ross
Eligible: 11,437 Votes: 16,742 Participation: 74.78% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 CONS  9 Sep 1929
ID: 31472(F) — 27 Oct 2023 20:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±58
CONS
 2/4 4,209 50.28% +28 Loser:
LLAB
 4,181 49.95% William G. Baker
After his election:
9 Sep 1929 ±58
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 5 years 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 11,588 Votes: 19,288 Participation: 93.21% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31540(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±63		 Successor:
LIB
 4,403 45.66% John H. Laird

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Smith, Robert Henry 1871 – 1941 (p. 34)		 27 Oct 2023

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Rev.: 27 Oct 2023 21:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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