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♂ Robert James Wood
aliasRobert Wood
Record
66046 · 9526

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 27 March 1886 → 138 years + 1 month ago
Lived 68 years + 4 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 63 years + 3 months
Death 8 August 1954 → 69 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Robert James Wood (1886–1954)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Bifrost, Manitoba (1917)
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 5 1 10

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Michael Baryluk  m 
⊖ Philip M. Petursson  m 
 		 ⊖ William S. Bryce  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 29,394 Votes: 20,678 Participation: 70.35% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Manitoba
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23163(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
59
LIB
 2/5 6,448 31.18% -1,108 Winner:
CCF
 7,556 36.54% William S. Bryce
Eligible: 20,501 Votes: 14,126 Participation: 68.90% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Manitoba
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23421(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
63
LIB
 1/3 8,430 60.16% +3,654 Loser:
CCF
 4,776 34.08% Philip M. Petursson

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,012 Votes: 14,412 Participation: 57.62% Candidacies: 6
Federal
22		 Manitoba
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23716(F) — 27 Jan 2022 17:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 1/6 6,265 43.89% +189 Loser:
CCF
 6,076 42.57% William S. Bryce
After his election:
8 Aug 1954 68
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,012 Votes: 16,648 Participation: 66.56% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Manitoba
8 November 1954
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23941(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
68		 Successor:
CCF
 8,462 50.83% William S. Bryce

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Robert James Wood (1886-1954)		 18 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert James Wood		 18 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert James Wood		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert James Wood		 18 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Robert James Wood		 18 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 00:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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