Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Robert Greig Davidson
aliasRobert Davidson
Record
14544 · 7844

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 67%
 
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 21 July 1875 → 148 years + 10 months ago
Lived 73 years
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 2 months
Death 3 August 1948 → 75 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 2 months after 24 May 1943
Special notes
None
 
Robert Greig Davidson (1875–1948)
© Photo 1940 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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 7 7 8

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
Armand Choquette  m 
 
John T. Hackett  m 
 
Eligible: 14,493 Votes: 11,663 Participation: 80.47% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18
Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22798(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
60
LIB
1/3 5,676 48.67% +123 Loser:
LC
5,553 47.61% John T. Hackett

Service:
4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,826 Votes: 9,916 Participation: 62.66% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19
Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23074(F) — 26 Jan 2022 21:55 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
1/2 5,112 51.55% +308 Loser:
ILIB
4,804 48.45% Alphonse Girard
After his election:
24 May 1943 67
LIB
Vac.
Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 3 years 1 month 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,826 Votes: 12,267 Participation: 77.51% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19
Québec
9 August 1943
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23118(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
68
LIB
2/3 5,349 43.60% -1,312 Winner:
BPC
6,661 54.30% J. Armand G. Choquette

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Greig Davidson, M.P.
 3 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Greig Davidson, député
 3 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Davidson (Canadian politician)
 3 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Robert Greig Davidson
 3 Jun 2024


© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Jun 2024 19:58 (but data presented dynamically)