George William Andrews (Canadian politician)

George William Andrews (September 9, 1869 in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom – November 5, 1943) was a Canadian politician and real estate agent. He served as Winnipeg MP from 1917 to 1921.

George William Andrews
Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre
In office 1917–1921
Preceded by	riding created from former Winnipeg and Selkirk ridings
Succeeded by	J. S. Woodsworth
Personal details
Born	September 9, 1869 Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Died	November 5, 1943 (1943-11-06) (aged 74)
Political party	Liberal
Profession	real estate agent

He was elected as a Liberal Unionist to the House of Commons of Canada in 1917 to represent the riding of Winnipeg Centre. He became an independent on June 2, 1919 when he withdrew from the Unionist government due to its handling of he Winnipeg General strike. He was defeated in the 1921 election.

During World War I, he served overseas as a major for the 90th Rifles.

Electoral history

1921 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Shaver Woodsworth	7,774	40.1	–
	Conservative	Norman Kitson McIvor	4,034	20.8	-63.8
	Liberal	John W. Wilton	4,032	20.8	+5.4
	Independent	Harriet S. Dick	2,314	11.9	–
	Independent	George William Andrews	1,220	6.3	–
Total valid votes			19,374	100.0
Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election.

1917 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Government (Unionist)	George William Andrews	25,580	84.6
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Robert Sinclair Ward	4,650	15.4
Total valid votes			30,230	100.0

External links

• George William Andrews – Parliament of Canada biography