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♂ Andrew Semple
aliasAndrew Semple
Record
55973 · 6088

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 10 June 1837 → 186 years + 10 months ago
Lived 78 years + 7 months
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 8 months
Death 22 January 1916 → 108 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 2 months after 6 November 1900
Special notes
None
 
Andrew Semple (1837–1916) 200x219
© Photo 1898 J. Lovell, Montréal — Public domain
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 13 8 11

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick W. Lewis  m 
⊖ George T. Orton  m 
 		 ⊖ John McGowan  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,804 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19511(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:37 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 2,427 50.52% +50 Loser:
LC
 2,377 49.48% George T. Orton

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,754 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19863(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 2,455 51.64% +156 Loser:
CONS
 2,299 48.36% William H. Hunter

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,563 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20151(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 1,917 42.01% +622 Loser:
CONS
 1,295 28.38% Frederick W. Lewis

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20405(F) — 29 Nov 2021 07:46 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LIB
 2/2 2,079 46.79% -285 Winner:
LC
 2,364 53.21% John McGowan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Andrew Semple, M.P.		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Andrew Semple, député		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Andrew Semple		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 17:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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