# Ken Robinson (Canadian politician)

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

vte1984 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,439 | 100.0 |
vte1980 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,852 | 100.0 |
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vte1979 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,469 | 100.0 |
vte1974 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,513 | 100.0 |
vte1972 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,345 | 100.0 |
vte1968 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,625 | 100.0 |