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♂ Andrew Davison
aliasAndrew Davison
Record
14687 · 8285

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Alberta 2 0 2
Total 2 1 3
Birth 18 December 1886 → 137 years + 4 months ago
Lived 76 years + 3 months
First mandate 21 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 53 years + 3 months
Death 6 April 1963 → 61 years ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 7 months after 16 August 1948
Special notes
None
 
Andrew Davison (1886–1963)
© Photo 1949 William John Oliver — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Calgary, Alberta (1930–1945)
Mun./Co. Council Calgary, Alberta (1922–1926; 1929)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 8 4 25 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 8
INDM
 1 ✓ Party leader 50–57 01 Feb 1937 — 22 Jan 1944 6 11 21

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
12 documented challengers
⊖ William Aberhart  m 
⊖ John J. Bowlen  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edith H. Gostick  f 
⊖ Aylmer J.E. Liesemer  m 
⊖ James C. Mahaffy  m 
⊖ Fred J. White  m 
 		 ⊖ Frederick Anderson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edward J. Garland  m 
⊖ Charles E. Johnston  m 
⊖ Howard B. Macdonald  m 
⊖ Joseph T. Shaw  m 
⊖ Rosamond (Rose) E. Wilkinson  f 
 
Eligible: 20,687 Votes: 14,177 Participation: 68.53% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Alberta
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22590(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
48
LC
 2/4 3,091 21.80% -4,438 Winner:
SC
 7,529 53.11% Charles E. Johnston
Eligible: 59,338 Votes: 45,393 Participation: 78.69% Candidacies: 13
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Single trans. vote (5)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27843(F) — 25 Oct 2023 06:05 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
53
INDM
 3/13 12,465 27.15% +9,619 Loser:
CCF
 2,846 6.20% Fred J. White

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 62,807 Votes: 40,826 Participation: 65.00% Candidacies: 19
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Single trans. vote (5)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27902(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
INDM
 1/19 7,754 19.73% +5,562 Loser:
INDM
 2,192 5.58% John J. Bowlen

Service: 4 years 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 76,939 Votes: 41,460 Participation: 53.89% Candidacies: 22
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Single trans. vote (5)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27956(F) — 25 Oct 2023 06:20 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
CCF
 2,475 6.33% Aylmer J.E. Liesemer

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Andrew Davison		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Andrew Davison		 20 Apr 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 19:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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