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♂ William Andres
aliasWilliam Andres
Record
1038 · 1361

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Ontario 0 2 2
Total 1 4 5
Birth 2 August 1925 → 98 years + 9 months ago
Lived 85 years + 1 month
First mandate 8 July 1974 → 49 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 11 months
Death 23 September 2010 → 13 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 4 months after 21 May 1979
Special notes
None
 
William Andres (1925–2010)
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 4 10 12

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Melbourne A. Doig  m 
⊕ Robert D. Nicholson  m 
⊕ Gary O.V. Pillitteri  m 
⊖ Robert S.K. Welch  m 
 		 ⊖ Kenneth J. Higson  m 
⊕ Peter Partington  m 
⊖ Joseph L. Reid  m 
 
Eligible: 52,148 Votes: 39,087 Participation: 74.95% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10509(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 17,499 45.01% +3,278 Loser:
PC
 14,221 36.58% Kenneth J. Higson

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 70,116 Votes: 50,668 Participation: 72.26% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4484(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 2/6 14,990 29.58% -8,454 Winner:
PC
 23,444 46.27% Joseph L. Reid
Eligible: 36,001 Votes: 21,729 Participation: 60.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12174(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
55
LIB
 2/3 6,882 31.81% -3,665 Winner:
PC
 10,547 48.75% Robert S.K. Welch
Eligible: 37,352 Votes: 23,572 Participation: 63.11% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12299(F) — 6 Jul 2023 14:04 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
59
LIB
 2/4 9,081 38.73% -660 Winner:
PC
 9,741 41.55% Peter Partington
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,256 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3598(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
63
CHP
 4/5 1,713 3.96% -15,364 Winner:
PC
 17,077 39.48% Robert D. Nicholson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Andres, M.P.		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Andres, député		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Andres		 03 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Andres		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 18:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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