Robert William Gladstone (13 September 1879 – 1 June 1951) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Oxford, Ontario and became a manager, manufacturer and teacher by career.

After an unsuccessful attempt to win Wellington South in the 1925 federal election, he was elected to Parliament there in the 1935 election. He was re-elected in 1940 and 1945. He was appointed to the Senate in September 1949 thus leaving the House of Commons. He remained in the Senate until his death at Ottawa Civic Hospital on 1 June 1951 due to a heart condition. He was survived by his wife and a son.

Electoral record

vte1925 Canadian federal election: Wellington South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHugh Guthrie9,09652.916.3
LiberalRobert Gladstone8,08847.111.1
Total valid votes17,184100.0
vte1935 Canadian federal election: Wellington South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRobert Gladstone8,84052.45.4
ConservativeHugh Comym Guthrie5,85434.7-18.3
Co-operative CommonwealthCharles Elgin Fulton1,5789.49.4
ReconstructionFrederick Neale5923.53.5
Total valid votes16,864100.0
vte1940 Canadian federal election: Wellington South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRobert Gladstone8,11546.9-5.5
IndependentCharles Leroy Austen5,07329.329.3
ConservativeHugh Comym Guthrie4,12123.8-10.9
Total valid votes17,309100.0
vte1945 Canadian federal election: Wellington South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRobert Gladstone8,48445.2-1.7
Progressive ConservativeCharles Patrick McTague7,66540.817.1
Co-operative CommonwealthHarold Dunk2,35512.612.6
CommunistJames Oldham2681.41.4
Total valid votes18,772100.0

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