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♂ Edgar Dewdney
aliasEdgar Dewdney
Record
15875 · 5108

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 5 November 1835 → 188 years + 6 months ago
Lived 80 years + 9 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 8 months
Death 8 August 1916 → 107 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 9 months after 26 October 1892
Special notes
None
 
Edgar Dewdney (1835–1916)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor North-Western Territories (1881–1888; British Columbia 1892–1897)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 10 10 29

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 6–7
CONS
 1 Minister 52–56 25 Sep 1888 — 16 Oct 1892 4 0 21
2. CA 6–7
CONS
 1 Minister 52–56 25 Sep 1888 — 16 Oct 1892 4 0 21
 1. Interior
 2. Indian Affairs

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Donald Chisholm  m 
⊖ Robert Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ Aulay M. Morrison  m 
⊖ John G. Turriff  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 62 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 British Columbia
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18668(F) — 23 Jul 2023 14:48 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
CONS
 1/2 43 69.35% +24 Loser:
IND
 19 30.65% Robert Smith
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 38
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 189 Votes: 109 Participation: 57.67% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 British Columbia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18706(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
CONS
 1/2 89 81.65% +69 Loser:
IND
 20 18.35% Donald Chisholm

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
4		 British Columbia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18992(F) — 21 Jan 2022 12:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
9 May 1879 43
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 7 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 311 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 British Columbia
29 September 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19611(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
CONS
 212 68.17% Francis J. Barnard
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
6		 North-Western Territories
12 September 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19714(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
52
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 5 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,342 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 North-Western Territories
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19779(F) — 22 Jan 2022 12:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
 1/2 2,049 61.31% +756 Loser:
LIB
 1,293 38.69% John G. Turriff
After his election:
26 Oct 1892 56
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 North-Western Territories
21 November 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19990(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. William W. McDonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,399 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 British Columbia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20279(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
65
CONS
 2/2 1,627 47.87% -145 Winner:
LIB
 1,772 52.13% Aulay M. Morrison

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Dewdney, Edgar		 23 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Dewdney, Edgar		 23 Mar 2024
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Dewdney, Edgar (1835-1916)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Edgar Dewdney, P.C., M.P.		 23 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Edgar Dewdney, C.P., député		 23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edgar Dewdney		 23 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Edgar Dewdney		 23 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Mar 2024 17:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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