William "Bill" Andres, Jr. (August 2, 1925 – September 23, 2010) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the

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in the 1974 election as a member of the

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to represent the Ontario riding of

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. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the

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between 1977 and 1979. He was also a member of various

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. Due to re-distribution, he ran in St. Catharines riding in the 1979 election and was defeated. He ran in

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as a candidate for the

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in the 1988 federal election and was also defeated.

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1925 births 20th-century Canadian farmers Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Ukrainian emigrants to Canada 2010 deaths Christian Heritage Party of Canada politicians {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub