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♂ J. Fred Edwards
aliasJ. Fred Edwards
Record
18259 · 13332

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 6 2 8
Birth 8 April 1902 → 122 years ago
Lived 75 years + 10 months
First mandate 4 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 1 month
Death 9 February 1978 → 46 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 3 months after 16 October 1967
Special notes
None
 
J. Fred Edwards (1902–1978)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — 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
Ontario 22 4 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ W. Angus Dickson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Hugh A. Edighoffer  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 32,867 Votes: 19,360 Participation: 58.90% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34882(F) — 23 Dec 2022 14:48 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
41
PC
 2/3 7,545 39.19% -18 Winner:
LIB
 7,563 39.29% W. Angus Dickson
Eligible: 35,643 Votes: 25,625 Participation: 71.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34973(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:00 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
PC
 1/3 12,302 48.24% +1,935 Loser:
LIB
 10,367 40.65% W. Angus Dickson

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,981 Votes: 23,844 Participation: 68.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35064(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 10,686 45.04% +1,077 Loser:
LIB
 9,609 40.50% J. King

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,943 Votes: 23,437 Participation: 69.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35157(F) — 24 Dec 2022 00:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 11,697 50.21% +2,577 Loser:
LIB
 9,120 39.15% Lincoln White

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,384 Votes: 23,091 Participation: 69.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35252(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/2 12,247 53.43% +1,574 Loser:
LIB
 10,673 46.57% Lawrence Feick

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,625 Votes: 22,987 Participation: 68.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35367(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/3 11,791 51.70% +2,458 Loser:
LIB
 9,333 40.93% Willoet Kelterborn

Service: 4 years 3 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,266 Votes: 21,738 Participation: 63.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35473(F) — 24 Dec 2022 16:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
 1/2 13,324 61.79% +5,084 Loser:
LIB
 8,240 38.21% Hugh A. Edighoffer

Service: 4 years 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,186 Votes: 23,116 Participation: 65.70% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14032(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
PC
 2/3 9,784 42.64% -187 Winner:
LIB
 9,971 43.45% Hugh A. Edighoffer

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Frederick Edwards		 24 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Frederick Edwards		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
J. Fred Edwards		 24 Feb 2024

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