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♂ Lewis Elston Cardiff
aliasElston Cardiff
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 0 8
Birth 22 January 1889 → 135 years + 9 months ago
Lived 80 years + 2 months
1st mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 2 months
Death 16 April 1969 → 55 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 5 months after 7 November 1965
Special notes
None
 
Lewis Elston Cardiff (1889–1969)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Murray Cardiff (1934–2013) Grandson  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 25 7 5

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Deachman  m 
 		 ⊖ Andrew McLean  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Huron North
Elig. 17,501 Votes: 11,834 Partic.: 67.62%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22963(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:57 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
NATG
 1/2 5,937 50.17% +40 Loser:
LIB
 5,897 49.83% Robert J. Deachman
After his election:
16 May 1940 51
NATG
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Dec 1942 53
NCP
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Huron North
Elig. 16,197 Votes: 12,942 Partic.: 79.90%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23223(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/3 7,083 54.73% +1,810 Loser:
LIB
 5,273 40.74% Douglas R. Nairn

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Huron North
Elig. 17,074 Votes: 14,046 Partic.: 82.27%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23484(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
PC
 1/3 6,986 50.09% +521 Loser:
LIB
 6,465 46.35% Robert S. Hetherington

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Huron
Elig. 26,133 Votes: 21,331 Partic.: 81.62%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23785(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
PC
 1/2 11,045 52.25% +953 Loser:
LIB
 10,092 47.75% Andrew Y. McLean

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Huron
Elig. 25,089 Votes: 21,375 Partic.: 85.20%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24066(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
PC
 1/2 12,323 58.17% +3,463 Loser:
LIB
 8,860 41.83% Andrew Y. McLean

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Huron
Elig. 25,089 Votes: 21,658 Partic.: 86.32%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24332(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
PC
 1/2 14,108 65.14% +6,558 Loser:
LIB
 7,550 34.86% William G. Cochrane

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Huron
Elig. inc. Votes: 22,353 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24609(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
73
PC
 1/4 11,562 51.72% +2,385 Loser:
LIB
 9,177 41.05% Ernie Fisher

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Huron
Elig. inc. Votes: 22,393 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24873(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
74
PC
 1/2 12,224 54.59% +2,055 Loser:
LIB
 10,169 45.41% Gordon McGavin

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Huron
Elig. 25,551 Votes: 21,680 Partic.: 84.85%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25142(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
76		 Successor:
PC
 10,670 49.59% Robert E. McKinley

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Lewis Elston Cardiff, M.P.		 27 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Lewis Elston Cardiff, député		 27 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Elston Cardiff		 27 Jan 2024

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