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♂ Andrew Peter Telegdi
aliasAndrew Telegdi
Record
60475 · 1565

Hungarian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 2 7
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 5 3 8
Birth 28 May 1946 → 77 years + 11 months ago
Lived 70 years + 7 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 4 months
Death 23 January 2017 → 7 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 3 months after 13 October 2008
Special notes
Born András Telegdi.
 
Andrew Peter Telegdi (1946–2017)
© Photo 2008 ChrisInKW — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Waterloo, Ontario (1985–1993)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 11 14

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Peter Braid  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Elizabeth Witmer  f 
 
Eligible: 63,450 Votes: 39,355 Participation: 62.03% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5542(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 3/5 9,441 24.28% -5,111 Winner:
PC
 14,552 37.43% Elizabeth Witmer
Eligible: 99,234 Votes: 62,888 Participation: 63.37% Candidacies: 8
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3344(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
LIB
 1/8 26,269 42.14% +10,353 Loser:
REF
 15,916 25.53% Mike Connolly

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 84,655 Votes: 53,010 Participation: 62.62% Candidacies: 7
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2986(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/7 25,111 47.71% +13,498 Loser:
PC
 11,613 22.07% Lynne Woolstencroft

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 91,616 Votes: 54,115 Participation: 59.07% Candidacies: 8
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2699(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/8 27,132 50.34% +14,730 Loser:
CA
 12,402 23.01% Joshua Doig

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 88,818 Votes: 58,439 Participation: 65.80% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1101(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/6 28,015 48.12% +10,860 Loser:
CPC
 17,155 29.47% Steve Strauss

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 94,749 Votes: 66,697 Participation: 70.39% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 793(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/6 31,136 46.85% +12,319 Loser:
CPC
 18,817 28.31% Ajmer Mandur

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 97,511 Votes: 60,763 Participation: 62.31% Candidacies: 8
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5833(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LIB
 2/8 21,813 36.03% -17 Winner:
CPC
 21,830 36.06% Peter Braid
Eligible: 95,966 Votes: 66,399 Participation: 69.19% Candidacies: 7
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6373(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
64
LIB
 2/7 24,895 37.62% -2,144 Winner:
CPC
 27,039 40.85% Peter Braid

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Andrew Telegdi, P.C., M.P.		 26 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Andrew Telegdi, C.P., député		 26 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Andrew Telegdi		 26 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Andrew Telegdi		 26 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Apr 2024 07:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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