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♂ Robert Muir
aliasRobert Muir
Record
45105 · 76

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 0 8
Birth 10 November 1919 → 104 years + 7 months ago
Lived 91 years + 9 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 67 years + 6 days ago
↳ at age 37 years + 7 months
Death 31 August 2011 → 12 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 5 months after 26 March 1979
Special notes
None
 
Robert Muir (1919–2011)
© Photo Senate (Canada) — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Nova Scotia (1979–1994)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia (1948–1958)
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 21 9 7

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William M. Buchanan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Malcolm A. Patterson  m 
 		 ⊕ Russell MacLellan  m 
 
Eligible: 23,985 Votes: 19,731 Participation: 82.26% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Nova Scotia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24025(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
PC
 1/3 9,097 46.49% +380 Loser:
LIB
 8,717 44.55% William M. Buchanan

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,985 Votes: 20,662 Participation: 86.15% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Nova Scotia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24291(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/2 12,046 58.30% +3,430 Loser:
LIB
 8,616 41.70% William M. Buchanan

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,963 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Nova Scotia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24568(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 11,019 50.17% +3,478 Loser:
LIB
 7,541 34.34% Malcolm A. Patterson

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,362 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
26		 Nova Scotia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24832(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/3 10,508 49.19% +2,001 Loser:
LIB
 8,507 39.82% Robert F. Ferguson

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,334 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Nova Scotia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25101(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 11,258 52.77% +3,050 Loser:
LIB
 8,208 38.47% Robert F. Ferguson

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,940 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9947(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 14,971 51.73% +4,428 Loser:
LIB
 10,543 36.43% Vincent A. Morrison

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,353 Votes: 32,237 Participation: 79.89% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10203(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 15,394 47.75% +5,865 Loser:
LIB
 9,529 29.56% Mark Johnstone

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,353 Votes: 32,518 Participation: 80.58% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Nova Scotia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10467(F) — 29 Jan 2022 22:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 14,373 44.20% +1,751 Loser:
LIB
 12,622 38.82% Russell G. MacLellan
After his election:
26 Mar 1979 59
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 8 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,128 Votes: 35,474 Participation: 78.61% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Nova Scotia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4402(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 12,857 36.42% Russell G. MacLellan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Robert Muir, M.P., Senator		  8 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Robert Muir, député, sénateur		  8 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Muir (politician)		  8 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Jun 2024 15:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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