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♂ William Andres
aliasWilliam Andres
Record
1038 · 1361

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Ontario 0 2 2
Total 1 4 5
Birth 2 August 1925 → 98 years + 9 months ago
Lived 85 years + 1 month
First mandate 8 July 1974 → 49 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 11 months
Death 23 September 2010 → 13 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 4 months after 21 May 1979
Special notes
None
 
William Andres (1925–2010)
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 4 10 12

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Melbourne A. Doig  m 
⊕ Rob Nicholson  m 
⊕ Gary O.V. Pillitteri  m 
⊖ Robert S.K. Welch  m 
 		 ⊖ Kenneth J. Higson  m 
⊕ Peter Partington  m 
⊖ Joseph L. Reid  m 
 
Eligible: 52,148 Votes: 39,087 Participation: 74.95% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10509(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 17,499 45.01% +3,278 Loser:
PC
 14,221 36.58% Kenneth J. Higson

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 70,116 Votes: 50,668 Participation: 72.26% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4484(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 2/6 14,990 29.58% -8,454 Winner:
PC
 23,444 46.27% Joseph L. Reid
Eligible: 36,001 Votes: 21,729 Participation: 60.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12174(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
55
LIB
 2/3 6,882 31.81% -3,665 Winner:
PC
 10,547 48.75% Robert S.K. Welch
Eligible: 37,352 Votes: 23,572 Participation: 63.11% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12299(F) — 6 Jul 2023 14:04 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
59
LIB
 2/4 9,081 38.73% -660 Winner:
PC
 9,741 41.55% Peter Partington
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,256 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3598(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
63
CHP
 4/5 1,713 3.96% -15,364 Winner:
PC
 17,077 39.48% Robert D. Nicholson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Andres, M.P.		  3 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Andres, député		  3 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Andres		  3 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Andres		  3 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 18:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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