Robert "Bob" G. Rosehart (born 1943) is a Canadian chemical engineer and university executive.
Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, he received a B.A.Sc. degree in 1966, a M.A.Sc. in 1968, and a Ph.D. in 1976 from the University of Waterloo.
In 1987, he became the President of Lakehead University and in 1999 he became President of Wilfrid Laurier University. Rosehart served as interim principal of Renison University College from 2008-2009 and was later made an Honorary Senior Fellow of the college in 2012.
Rosehart ran in the 2011 federal election for the Liberal Party of Canada in the riding of Kitchener-Conestoga, and lost to incumbent Harold Albrecht.
Electoral record
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Harold Albrecht | 28,902 | 54.12 | +4.80 | $87,677.43 | |||
| New Democratic | Lorne Bruce | 11,665 | 21.84 | +6.81 | $9,277.86 | |||
| Liberal | Robert Rosehart | 10,653 | 19.95 | -4.94 | – | |||
| Green | Albert Ashley | 2,184 | 4.09 | -6.65 | – | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.80 | ||||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,404 | 100.00 | $92,867.94 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 171 | 0.32 | 0.00 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,575 | 61.10 | +4.58 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 87,689 | – | – | |||||
See also
References
- "Presidents & Vice-Chancellors". 10 October 2014.
- "Honorary Senior Fellows of Renison University College | Renison University College | University of Waterloo". Archived from the original on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- "Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". Retrieved April 9, 2006.
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byLorna Marsden | President of Wilfrid Laurier University 1997 - 2007 |
Succeeded byDr. Max Blouw |
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