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♂ C. Alexander (Sandy) Best
aliasC. Alexander (Sandy) 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 → 92 years + 9 months ago
Lived 46 years + 8 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 25 years + 11 months
Death 25 March 1978 → 46 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 9 months after 17 June 1962
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 5 0 5

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Harry C. Harley  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 40,094 Votes: 30,724 Participation: 76.63% Candidacies: 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)
Eligible: 40,094 Votes: 34,515 Participation: 86.09% Candidacies: 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)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 45,562 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 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
Eligible: inc. Votes: 49,032 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 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.		 27 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Alexander (Sandy) Best, député		 27 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles Alexander Best		 27 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Jul 2023 21:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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