Ken Robinson (Canadian politician)

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William Kenneth Robinson
Member of Parliament
for Etobicoke-Lakeshore
In office
1979–1984
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byPatrick Boyer
Member of Parliament
for Toronto-Lakeshore
In office
1974–1979
Preceded byTerry Grier
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Member of Parliament
for Lakeshore
In office
1968–1972
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byTerry Grier
Personal details
Born(1927-07-16)July 16, 1927
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedDecember 31, 1991(1991-12-31) (aged 64)
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario
ProfessionLawyer

William Kenneth Robinson (July 16, 1927 – December 31, 1991) was a Canadian lawyer, barrister and Liberal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1972, and from 1974 to 1984.

A native of Toronto, Ontario, Ken Robinson was elected in the riding of Lakeshore in 1968, lost in the renamed riding of Toronto—Lakeshore to the New Democratic Party candidate in 1972, but was re-elected in 1974, won a third term in the same riding, renamed again to Etobicoke—Lakeshore in 1979, and re-elected to a fourth term in 1980.

Ken Robinson served as :

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare, 1977–1979
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 1980
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for Social Development, 1980
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue, 1984

Ken Robinson lost his seat in the 1984 election and, seven years later, died at the age of sixty four.

Electoral record

1984 Canadian federal election: Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Patrick Boyer 19,902 44.8 +14.7
Liberal Ken Robinson 13,455 30.3 -10.5
New Democratic Pat Lawlor 10,549 23.7 -4.6
Libertarian Monica Cain 317 0.7 +0.2
Communist Peter Boychuck 216 0.5
Total valid votes 44,439 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election: Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ken Robinson 17,903 40.8 +6.1
Progressive Conservative Al Kolyn 13,209 30.1 -3.0
New Democratic Terry Meagher 12,405 28.3 -2.6
Libertarian Stephen Kimish 247 0.6 -0.2
Marxist–Leninist Diane Waldman 88 0.2 0.0
Total valid votes 43,852 100.0
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1979 Canadian federal election: Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ken Robinson 15,791 34.7 -5.4
Progressive Conservative Al Kolyn 15,044 33.1 +9.2
New Democratic Terry Meagher 14,044 30.9 -4.5
Libertarian Sheldon Gold 349 0.8
Communist Tom Morris 169 0.4 0.0
Marxist–Leninist Diane Waldman 72 0.2 0.0
Total valid votes 45,469 100.0
1974 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Lakeshore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ken Robinson 14,241 40.1 +4.2
New Democratic Terry Grier 12,584 35.4 -4.0
Progressive Conservative Jim Muir 8,475 23.9 -0.2
Communist Ginny Thomson 145 0.4
Marxist–Leninist Paul Herman 68 0.2
Total valid votes 35,513 100.0
1972 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Lakeshore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Terry Grier 14,722 39.4 +2.6
Liberal Ken Robinson 13,393 35.9 -7.2
Progressive Conservative Dmytro Kupiak 9,004 24.1 +3.9
Independent Gordon Massie 124 0.3
Independent George Bedard 102 0.3
Total valid votes 37,345 100.0
1968 Canadian federal election: Lakeshore
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Ken Robinson 14,464 43.0
New Democratic Terry Grier 12,367 36.8
Progressive Conservative Stuart Summerhayes 6,794 20.2
Total valid votes 33,625 100.0


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