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♂ Frederick W. Gershaw
aliasFrederick W. Gershaw
Record
22658 · 7919

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 11 April 1883 → 141 years ago
Lived 85 years + 2 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 6 months
Death 26 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 16 days after 10 June 1945
Special notes
None
 
Frederick W. Gershaw (1883–1968) 200x215
© Photo — 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 15 1 26

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Gardiner  m 
 		 ⊖ Archibald H. Mitchell  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,128 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21532(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
38
LIB
 2/3 2,698 19.10% -7,597 Winner:
PROG
 10,295 72.87% Robert Gardiner
Eligible: 12,321 Votes: 8,819 Participation: 71.58% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21803(F) — 26 Jun 2023 19:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 1/3 4,383 49.70% +1,986 Loser:
LC
 2,397 27.18% Gilbert M. Blackstock
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 43
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,321 Votes: 8,513 Participation: 69.09% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 Alberta
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22052(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/3 4,206 49.41% +1,980 Loser:
LC
 2,226 26.15% Gilbert M. Blackstock

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,071 Votes: 9,152 Participation: 65.04% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Alberta
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22326(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 6,043 66.03% +2,934 Loser:
LC
 3,109 33.97% Gilbert M. Blackstock

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,601 Votes: 12,952 Participation: 69.63% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Alberta
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22598(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 2/3 4,229 32.65% -2,523 Winner:
SC
 6,752 52.13% Archibald H. Mitchell
Eligible: 21,591 Votes: 14,963 Participation: 69.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Alberta
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22873(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 9,439 63.08% +3,915 Loser:
ND
 5,524 36.92% Archibald H. Mitchell

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,652 Votes: 16,331 Participation: 75.42% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Alberta
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23133(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
SC
 6,752 41.34% William D. Wylie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Dr Frederick William "Fred" Gershaw		 11 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Frederick William Gershaw, C.M.		 11 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Frederick William Gershaw, C.M.		 11 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Frederick William Gershaw		 11 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Jan 2024 19:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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