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♂ Andrew Hogan
aliasAndrew Hogan
Record
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☆   Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 28 October 1923 → 100 years + 6 months ago
Lived 78 years + 5 months
First mandate 8 July 1974 → 49 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 8 months
Death 10 April 2002 → 22 years ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 1 month after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
Andrew Hogan (1923–2002)
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Hogan, the NDP MP for Cape Breton—East Richmond from 1974 to 1980, was the first Catholic priest elected to Parliament. He was known more commonly by his informal name: Father Andy.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 7 9

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ David C. Dingwall  m 
 
 
Eligible: 37,977 Votes: 31,803 Participation: 83.74% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Nova Scotia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10466(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
NDP
 1/3 14,210 44.68% +4,464 Loser:
LIB
 9,746 30.64% George Wilson

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,747 Votes: 33,671 Participation: 75.25% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Nova Scotia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4401(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
NDP
 1/4 15,269 45.35% +5,012 Loser:
LIB
 10,257 30.46% Dan A. Munroe

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,747 Votes: 31,931 Participation: 71.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Nova Scotia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4119(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
NDP
 2/3 12,184 38.34% -294 Winner:
LIB
 12,478 39.27% David C. Dingwall

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Andrew Hogan		 06 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Andrew Hogan		 06 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Andrew Hogan		 06 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Mar 2024 20:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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