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♂ Edward J. Anderson
aliasEdward J. Anderson
Record
902 · 13045

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 2 4
Birth 29 December 1876 → 147 years + 4 months ago
Lived 70 years + 1 month
First mandate 19 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 5 months
Death 31 January 1947 → 77 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 5 months after 3 August 1943
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
Ontario 9 1 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Howard E. Brown  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Marshall Vaughan  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas H. Lewis  m 
 
Eligible: 25,700 Votes: 18,853 Participation: 73.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34711(F) — 29 Aug 2023 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 10,386 55.74% +4,164 Loser:
LC
 6,222 33.39% Marshall Vaughan

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,506 Votes: 18,856 Participation: 73.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34806(F) — 29 Aug 2023 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/3 9,994 53.78% +2,946 Loser:
LC
 7,048 37.93% Marshall Vaughan

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,747 Votes: 17,670 Participation: 59.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34905(F) — 29 Aug 2023 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
LIB
 2/3 5,017 28.77% -3,239 Winner:
CCF
 8,256 47.35% Howard E. Brown
Eligible: 30,865 Votes: 24,012 Participation: 77.80% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34996(F) — 29 Aug 2023 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
68
LIB
 2/4 7,917 33.51% -244 Winner:
PC
 8,161 34.55% Thomas H. Lewis

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Edward James Anderson		 29 Aug 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Edward James Anderson		 29 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Edward James Anderson		 29 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Aug 2023 19:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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