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♂ Alexander M. Edwards
aliasAlexander M. Edwards
Record
18239 · 12097

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 7 April 1876 → 148 years ago
Lived 62 years + 1 month
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 6 months
Death 3 June 1938 → 85 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

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 12 7 1

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William Elliott  m 
 
 
Eligible: 23,472 Votes: 13,247 Participation: 56.44% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21931(F) — 27 Jun 2023 20:02 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LC
 1/2 8,089 61.06% +2,931 Loser:
PROG
 5,158 38.94% William Elliott
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 50
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 23,472 Votes: 12,155 Participation: 51.79% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22184(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LC
 1/2 7,220 59.40% +2,285 Loser:
LIB
 4,935 40.60% Charles R. Widdifield

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,922 Votes: 13,949 Participation: 66.67% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22458(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 1/2 8,999 64.51% +4,049 Loser:
LIB
 4,950 35.49% Charles R. Widdifield

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,823 Votes: 16,763 Participation: 73.45% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22730(F) — 25 Jan 2022 22:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/4 6,731 40.15% +125 Loser:
LIB
 6,606 39.41% David S. Charlton
After his election:
3 Jun 1938 62
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 7 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,823 Votes: 15,050 Participation: 65.94% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 November 1938
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22854(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
62		 Successor:
NCP
 7,776 51.67% Karl K. Homuth

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander McKay Edwards		 03 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander McKay Edwards		 03 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Edwards (politician)		 03 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Aug 2023 22:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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