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♂ Robert Edward John Layton
aliasRobert Layton
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 25 December 1925 → 98 years + 4 months ago
Lived 76 years + 4 months
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 8 months
Death 9 May 2002 → 21 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 6 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
Robert Edward John Layton (1925–2002)
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Olivia Chow (1957–) Daughter-in-law
⊖ Gilbert Layton (1899–1961) Father  
⊖ John G. (Jack) Layton (1950–2011) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 1 18

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 58–60 17 Sep 1984 — 29 Jun 1986 1 9 12
 1. Mines [Energy, Mines and Resources]

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Stanley C. Roberts  m 
 
 
Eligible: 56,353 Votes: 47,356 Participation: 84.03% Candidacies: 8
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3977(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
PC
 1/8 24,301 51.65% +9,145 Loser:
LIB
 15,156 32.21% Stanley C. Roberts

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 57,036 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
34		 Québec
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3682(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 1/7 25,870 45.36% +734 Loser:
LIB
 25,136 44.07% Victor Drury

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,306 Votes: 59,866 Participation: 83.96% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3387(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
LIB
 39,732 67.45% Clifford A. Lincoln

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Robert E.J. Layton, P.C., M.P.		 08 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Robert E.J. Layton, C.P., député		 08 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Layton (politician)		 08 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Robert Layton		 08 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Apr 2024 21:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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