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♂ George A. Drew
aliasGeorge A. Drew
Record
17008 · 11993

Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Ontario 3 2 5
Total 6 2 8
Birth 7 May 1894 → 129 years + 11 months ago
Lived 78 years + 7 months
First mandate 14 February 1939 → 85 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 9 months
Death 4 January 1973 → 51 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 11 months after 8 January 1957
Special notes
None
 
George A. Drew (1894–1973)
© Photo c.1939 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ George A. Drew (1826–1891) Grandfather  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 0 17
Ontario 9 3 19 Z
TOTAL 17 4 6

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 20–23
LC
 1 Party leader 44–54 09 Dec 1938 — 18 Oct 1948 9 10 9
2. ON 20
LC
 1 Opposition Leader 44–49 15 Feb 1939 — 03 Aug 1943 4 5 19
3. ON 21–23
PC
 1 Premier 49–54 04 Aug 1943 — 18 Oct 1948 5 2 14
4. CA 20–22
PC
 1 Party leader 54–62 02 Oct 1948 — 28 Nov 1956 8 1 26
5. CA 20–22
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 54–60 20 Dec 1948 — 31 Oct 1954 5 10 11
6. CA 22
PC
 2 Opposition Leader 60–62 01 Feb 1955 — 31 Jul 1956 1 5 30

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Eugene A. Forsey  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William H. Temple  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James H. King  m 
 
Eligible: 20,831 Votes: 16,372 Participation: 78.59% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34808(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
ICON
 2/3 6,806 41.83% -2,091 Winner:
LIB
 8,897 54.69% James H. King
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
20		 Ontario
14 February 1939
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34822(F) — 25 Feb 2022 22:49 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
44
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 5 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 32,512 Votes: 19,193 Participation: 59.03% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34856(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
49
PC
 1/4 7,953 41.83% +466 Loser:
CCF
 7,487 39.38% William H. Temple

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,160 Votes: 26,918 Participation: 72.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34947(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
51
PC
 1/2 15,238 57.19% +3,830 Loser:
CCF
 11,408 42.81% Lewis Duncan

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,930 Votes: 27,653 Participation: 74.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35038(F) — 2 Oct 2021 03:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
54
PC
 2/3 10,545 38.53% -1,017 Winner:
CCF
 11,562 42.24% William H. Temple
Eligible: 24,486 Votes: 16,106 Participation: 65.78% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
20 December 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23379(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament (Party leader)
Age
54
PC
 1/3 12,284 76.27% +8,913 Loser:
CCF
 3,371 20.93% Eugene A. Forsey

Service: 6 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 42,294 Votes: 34,550 Participation: 81.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23459(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
55
PC
 1/3 18,141 52.99% +4,204 Loser:
LIB
 13,937 40.71% John H. McDonald

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,372 Votes: 37,038 Participation: 76.57% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23760(F) — 27 Jan 2022 17:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
59
PC
 1/4 20,137 55.25% +5,461 Loser:
LIB
 14,676 40.26% John H. McDonald
After his election:
8 Jan 1957 62
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 3 years 4 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 55,274 Votes: 45,570 Participation: 82.44% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24042(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
PC
 27,865 61.78% Richard A. Bell

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
George Alexander Drew		 19 Jan 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
George Alexander Drew		 19 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. George Alexander Drew, , P.C., C.C.		 19 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. George Alexander Drew, , C.P., C.C.		 19 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
George A. Drew		 19 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
George Drew		 19 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Jan 2024 21:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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