Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Charles Alexander Best
aliasSandy Best
Record
4610 · 12260

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 7 July 1931 → 93 years + 3 months ago
Lived 46 years + 8 months
1st mandate 10 June 1957 → 67 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 25 years + 11 months
Death 25 March 1978 → 46 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 9 months after 17 June 1962
Special notes
None
 
Charles Alexander (Sandy) Best (1931–1978)
© Photo Eileen Best (1st spouse) via Parlinfo — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 0 5

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
Harry Harley  m  (2 runoffs)
 

 
Halton
Elig. 40,094 Votes: 30,724 Partic.: 76.63%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Federal
23
Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24059(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
25
PC
1/3 17,795 58.76% +8,650 Loser:
LIB
9,145 30.20% Kenneth Y. Dick

Service:
9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Halton
Elig. 40,094 Votes: 34,515 Partic.: 86.09%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Federal
24
Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24325(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
26
PC
1/3 21,056 61.01% +11,078 Loser:
LIB
9,978 28.91% Kenneth Y. Dick

Service:
4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Halton
Elig. inc. Votes: 45,562 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Federal
25
Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24602(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
30
PC
2/4 18,458 40.51% -98 Winner:
LIB
18,556 40.73% Harry C. Harley
Halton
Elig. inc. Votes: 49,032 Partic.: inc. Can.: 5
Federal
26
Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24866(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
31
PC
2/5 15,949 32.53% -9,533 Winner:
LIB
25,482 51.97% Harry C. Harley

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Alexander (Sandy) Best, M.P.
16 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Alexander (Sandy) Best, député
16 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Charles Alexander Best
16 Jun 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Jun 2024 20:55 (but data presented dynamically)