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♂ Alexander Shaw
aliasAlexander Shaw
Record
56259 · 5904

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 13 January 1833 → 191 years + 3 months ago
Lived 78 years + 3 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 8 months
Death 21 April 1911 → 113 years ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 10 months after 19 June 1882
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William M. Shaw (c. 1822–1868) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 9 1

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ D. Edward Blake  m 
⊖ Rupert M. Wells  m 
 		 ⊖ Walter M. Dack  m 
 
Eligible: 7,334 Votes: 5,372 Participation: 73.25% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19037(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:03 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LC
 1/2 2,673 50.71% +75 Loser:
LIB
 2,598 49.29% D. Edward Blake

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,055 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19382(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
CONS
 2/2 1,497 49.00% -61 Winner:
LIB
 1,558 51.00% Rupert M. Wells
Eligible: 4,907 Votes: 3,422 Participation: 69.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33229(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:05 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
57
CER
 2/2 1,549 45.44% -311 Winner:
LIB
 1,860 54.56% Walter M. Dack

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Shaw, M.P.		 24 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Shaw, député		 24 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Shaw (Canadian politician)		 24 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Sep 2023 13:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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