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♂ Hugh A. Stewart
aliasHugh A. Stewart
Record
59049 · 5946

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
Birth 29 September 1871 → 152 years + 7 months ago
Lived 84 years + 11 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 2 months
Death 4 September 1956 → 67 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 5 months after 25 March 1940
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 18 2 26

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 58–64 07 Aug 1930 — 22 Oct 1935 5 2 15
 1. Public Works

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George T. Fulford  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,262 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21621(F) — 5 Jul 2023 17:59 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
NLCP
 1/3 7,868 45.58% +2,038 Loser:
LIB
 5,830 33.77% Amassa W. Mallory
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 50
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,041 Votes: 15,620 Participation: 70.87% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21892(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 1/2 8,931 57.18% +2,242 Loser:
LIB
 6,689 42.82% William H. Comstock
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 54
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 22,041 Votes: 16,240 Participation: 73.68% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22144(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 1/2 9,092 55.99% +1,944 Loser:
LIB
 7,148 44.01% William H. Comstock

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,987 Votes: 15,657 Participation: 74.60% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22418(F) — 25 Jan 2022 19:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/2 9,401 60.04% +3,145 Loser:
LIB
 6,256 39.96% James R. MacLaren
After his election:
7 Aug 1930 58
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,987 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
17		 Ontario
25 August 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22561(F) — 11 Oct 2022 21:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,679 Votes: 19,116 Participation: 88.18% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22690(F) — 5 Jul 2023 20:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LC
 1/3 9,487 49.63% +750 Loser:
LIB
 8,737 45.71% Donald E. Lewis
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 66
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,479 Votes: 18,549 Participation: 79.00% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22971(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
68
NATG
 2/2 8,227 44.35% -2,095 Winner:
LIB
 10,322 55.65% George T. Fulford

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Hugh Alexander Stewart, P.C., M.P.		 04 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Hugh Alexander Stewart, C.P., député		 04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Hugh Alexander Stewart		 04 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Hugh Alexander Stewart		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 09:01 (but data presented dynamically)

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