Robert Theodore Bockstael | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface | |
| In office 1979–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Hare |
| Succeeded by | Léo Duguay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1923 Saint Boniface, Manitoba |
| Died | 28 June 2017 (aged 94) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Marietta bockstael (nee Boone) |
| Profession | businessman |
Robert Theodore Bockstael (15 February 1923 – 28 June 2017) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. A businessman by career, he was the longtime manager of Bockstael Construction in Winnipeg until his entry into politics;[1] the firm is still in operation today under the management of Bockstael's son John.[1]
Bockstael initially attempted to enter national politics in a 16 October 1978 by-election at Manitoba's Saint Boniface electoral district but was defeated by Jack Hare of the Progressive Conservative party. Months later in the 1979 general election, he won the riding from Hare. After re-election in 1980 federal election, he was defeated in the 1984 federal election by Léo Duguay of the Progressive Conservatives and left federal politics after that. Bockstael served in the 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments.
His nephew, also named Robert Bockstael, is a noted actor.
| 1984 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Léo Duguay | 19,548 | 39.7 | +10.3 | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Bockstael | 16,763 | 34.0 | -11.2 | ||||
| New Democratic | Armand T. Bédard | 11,279 | 22.9 | -2.3 | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Dennis A. Epps | 1,649 | 3.3 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 49,239 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Bockstael | 20,076 | 45.2 | +4.4 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Denton | 13,044 | 29.4 | -5.8 | ||||
| New Democratic | Marc Boily | 11,191 | 25.2 | +1.5 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Sharon Segal | 57 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 44,368 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Bockstael | 19,752 | 40.9 | +9.2 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Hare | 16,987 | 35.2 | -7.4 | ||||
| New Democratic | Grant Wichenko | 11,455 | 23.7 | +1.7 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Manuel Gitterman | 60 | 0.1 | |||||
| Independent | Russ Maley | 56 | 0.1 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 48,310 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 16 October 1978 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| On Mr. Guay's resignation, 23 March 1978 | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Hare | 18,552 | 42.6 | +6.4 | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Bockstael | 13,804 | 31.7 | -10.9 | ||||
| New Democratic | Grant Wichenko | 9,570 | 22.0 | +1.8 | ||||
| Social Credit | Lorne Reznowski | 1,204 | 2.8 | +1.7 | ||||
| Independent | Donald Bryan Oliver | 281 | 0.6 | |||||
| Independent | William Hawryluk | 161 | 0.4 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 43,572 | 100.0 | ||||||