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♂ Robert de Cotret
aliasRobert de Cotret
Record
14830 · 945

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 20 February 1944 → 80 years + 2 months ago
Lived 55 years + 4 months
First mandate 16 October 1978 → 45 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 7 months
Death 9 July 1999 → 24 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 8 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
Robert de Cotret (1944–1999)
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Ontario (1979–1980)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 8 22

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 31
PC
 1 Minister 35–36 04 Jun 1979 — 02 Mar 1980 0 8 27
2. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister 40–43 17 Sep 1984 — 26 Aug 1987 2 11 9
3. CA 34
PC
 2 Minister 44–46 30 Jan 1989 — 19 Sep 1990 1 7 20
4. CA 34
PC
 1 ✓ Minister 46 24 May 1990 — 19 Sep 1990 0 3 26
5. CA 34
PC
 2 Minister 46–47 20 Sep 1990 — 20 Apr 1991 0 7 0
6. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 47–48 21 Apr 1991 — 03 Jan 1993 1 8 13
 1. Industry, Trade and Commerce
 2. President [Treasury Board]
 3. President [Treasury Board]
 4. Environment [Int]
 5. Environment
 6. Secretary of State of Canada

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊕ John L. Evans  m 
⊕ Steven W. Langdon  m 
⊖ Antonio Yanakis  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Marvin Glass  m 
⊖ Bryce S. Mackasey  m 
 
Eligible: 46,561 Votes: 27,163 Participation: 58.34% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Ontario
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10898(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
PC
 1/4 12,078 44.46% +4,608 Loser:
NDP
 7,470 27.50% Steven W. Langdon

Service: 7 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 67,699 Votes: 49,358 Participation: 72.91% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4464(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
35
PC
 2/6 18,728 37.94% -1,030 Winner:
LIB
 19,758 40.03% John L. Evans
Eligible: 51,625 Votes: 40,604 Participation: 78.65% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Québec
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4234(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
35
PC
 2/6 17,483 43.42% -3,749 Winner:
LIB
 21,232 52.73% Antonio Yanakis
Eligible: 55,376 Votes: 45,325 Participation: 81.85% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3955(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
40
PC
 1/5 31,189 69.62% +19,453 Loser:
LIB
 11,736 26.20% Antonio Yanakis

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 52,253 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Québec
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3660(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/5 29,370 56.21% +15,746 Loser:
LIB
 13,624 26.07% Maurice Roberge

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 82,061 Votes: 61,593 Participation: 75.06% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3366(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
BQ
 35,952 60.88% Michel Bellehumeur

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Robert de Cotret		 19 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
de Cotret, Robert-René		 19 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Robert René de Cotret, P.C.,		 19 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Robert René de Cotret, C.P.,		 19 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Robert de Cotret		 19 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert de Cotret		 19 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Mar 2024 20:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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