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♂ Robert Hardy Small
aliasRobert Small
Record
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Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 15 December 1891 → 132 years + 9 months ago
Lived 84 years + 9 months
1st mandate 10 August 1953 → 71 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 61 years + 7 months
Death 5 October 1976 → 47 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 3 months after 17 June 1962
Special notes
None
 
Robert Hardy Small (1891–1976)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
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
Canada 8 10 4

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Reid Scott  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Danforth
Elig. 51,736 Votes: 31,163 Partic.: 60.23% Can.: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23762(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
PC
 1/4 12,595 41.02% +761 Loser:
LIB
 11,834 38.54% Unsworth N. Jones

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Danforth
Elig. 53,575 Votes: 37,231 Partic.: 69.49%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24044(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
PC
 1/3 18,604 50.60% +8,884 Loser:
CCF
 9,720 26.44% R. Alfred Best

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Danforth
Elig. 53,575 Votes: 41,020 Partic.: 76.57%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24310(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
PC
 1/3 24,139 58.85% +14,787 Loser:
CCF
 9,352 22.80% R. Alfred Best

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Danforth
Elig. inc. Votes: 40,035 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24587(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
70
PC
 2/4 13,144 32.83% -885 Winner:
NDP
 14,029 35.04% Reid Scott
Danforth
Elig. inc. Votes: 40,651 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24851(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
71
PC
 3/4 10,835 26.65% -4,068 Winner:
NDP
 14,903 36.66% Reid Scott

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Hardy Small, M.P.		 17 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Hardy Small, député		 17 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Hardy Small		 17 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Jun 2024 17:46 (but data presented dynamically)

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