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♂ Andrew Watson Myles
aliasAndrew Watson Myles
Record
45604 · 14358

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 1 2 3
Total 1 3 4
Birth 18 February 1884 → 140 years + 2 months ago
Lived 86 years + 2 months
First mandate 6 August 1915 → 108 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 5 months
Death 9 May 1970 → 53 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 49 years + 10 months after 28 June 1920
Special notes
None
 
Andrew Watson Myles (1884–1970)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 4 10 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph H. Cotter  m 
⊖ Charles L. Richardson  m 
⊖ William H. Spinks  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander Morrison  m 
⊖ Robert B. Russell  m 
⊖ George Steel  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,794 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Manitoba
13 December 1913
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21259(F) — 1 Jul 2023 15:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
29
LIB
 2/2 2,939 43.26% -916 Winner:
CONS
 3,855 56.74% Alexander Morrison
Eligible: 1,889 Votes: 1,640 Participation: 86.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37045(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
LIB
 1/2 851 51.89% +62 Loser:
CONS
 789 48.11% George Steel

Service: 4 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,331 Votes: 2,794 Participation: 83.88% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37146(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
LIB
 2/2 1,307 46.78% -180 Winner:
CONS
 1,487 53.22% William H. Spinks
Eligible: 5,277 Votes: 4,257 Participation: 80.67% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37287(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 4/5 520 12.22% -860 Winner:
CONS
 1,380 32.42% Joseph H. Cotter

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Myles, Andrew Watson D.D.S.		 01 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Myles, Andrew Watson D.D.S.		 01 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Andrew Watson Myles (1884-1970)		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Andrew Watson Myles		 01 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 21:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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