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♂ Andrew T. Wood
aliasAndrew T. Wood
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 26 August 1826 → 197 years + 8 months ago
Lived 76 years + 4 months
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 4 months
Death 21 January 1903 → 121 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 2 months after 6 November 1900
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 11 11

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Samuel Barker  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Aemilius Irving  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas H. MacPherson  m 
⊖ Henry B. Witton  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Francis C. Bruce  m 
⊖ Francis E. Kilvert  m 
⊖ Thomas Robertson  m 
 
Eligible: 5,764 Votes: 7,202 Participation: 62.47% Candidacies: 4
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18769(F) — 4 Sep 2022 12:19 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 2,086 57.93% +568 Loser:
IND
 1,518 42.15% ? O'Reilly
After his election:
24 Apr 1875 48
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 3 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,764 Votes: 7,188 Participation: 63.64% Candidacies: 4
Federal
3		 Ontario
20 May 1875
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18954(F) — 4 Sep 2022 12:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 2/4 1,952 54.31% +261 Loser:
CLAB
 1,691 47.05% Henry B. Witton

Service: 3 years 3 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,436 Votes: 8,620 Participation: 66.97% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19055(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 4/4 1,981 46.88% -233 Winner:
LIB
 2,214 52.39% Thomas Robertson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,687 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20097(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
69
LIB
 1/6 3,837 45.99% +64 Loser:
CONS
 3,773 45.22% R.G. Boville

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,378 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20351(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
74
LIB
 4/4 4,667 45.80% -795 Winner:
CONS
 5,462 53.61% Francis C. Bruce

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Andrew Trew Wood		 30 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Andrew Trew Wood		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Andrew Trew Wood		 30 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
Andrew Trew Wood		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 18:01 (but data presented dynamically)

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