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♂ Hugh M. Shaw
aliasHugh M. Shaw
Record
56284 · 6728

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 13 November 1876 → 147 years + 5 months ago
Lived 57 years + 4 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 1 month
Death 3 April 1934 → 90 years ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 3 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
Hugh M. Shaw (1876–1934) 200x232
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 3 11 18

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George G. Coote  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,688 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 Alberta
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21275(F) — 5 Jul 2023 10:44 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
UNIO
 1/3 5,128 59.02% +2,518 Loser:
LL
 2,610 30.04% Donald R. McIvor
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 43
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,182 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21531(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
NLCP
 2/4 1,767 17.35% -4,319 Winner:
PROG
 6,086 59.77% George G. Coote

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Hugh Murray Shaw		 11 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Hugh Murray Shaw, M.P.		 11 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Hugh Murray Shaw, député		 11 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hugh Murray Shaw		 11 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Jan 2024 19:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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