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♂ George A. Drew
aliasGeorge A. Drew
Record
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Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Birth 21 February 1826 → 198 years + 2 months ago
Lived 65 years + 4 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 5 months
Death 5 July 1891 → 132 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 16 days after 19 June 1882
Special notes
None
 
George A. Drew (1826–1891)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ George A. Drew (1894–1973) Grandson  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 8 13

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Nathaniel Higinbotham  m  (4 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,475 Votes: 2,764 Participation: 79.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17694(F) — 27 Nov 2021 21:53 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
LC
 1/2 1,493 54.02% +222 Loser:
IND
 1,271 45.98% ? Foley

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,468 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18586(F) — 25 Jun 2023 18:01 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LC
 2/2 1,204 48.78% -60 Winner:
LIB
 1,264 51.22% Nathaniel Higinbotham
Eligible: 3,650 Votes: 2,934 Participation: 80.38% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18822(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:17 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
47
LC
 2/2 1,464 49.90% -6 Winner:
LIB
 1,470 50.10% Nathaniel Higinbotham
Eligible: 3,650 Votes: 2,733 Participation: 74.88% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
18 March 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18953(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:30 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
49
LC
 2/2 1,365 49.95% -3 Winner:
LIB
 1,368 50.05% Nathaniel Higinbotham
Eligible: 4,938 Votes: 3,356 Participation: 67.96% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19108(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:38 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
52
LC
 1/2 1,713 51.63% +108 Loser:
LIB
 1,605 48.37% Nathaniel Higinbotham

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,802 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19304(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 1,911 50.26% James McMullen

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Alexander Drew, Q.C., M.P.		 26 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Alexander Drew, c.r., député		 26 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP)		 26 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Feb 2024 18:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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