Andrew Broder

Andrew Broder
Member of Parliament for Dundas
In office 1896–1917
Preceded by	Hugo Homer Ross
Succeeded by	Orren D. Casselman
Ontario MPP
In office 1875–1886
Preceded by	Simon S. Cook
Succeeded by	Theodore F. Chamberlain
Constituency	Dundas
Personal details
Born	(1845-04-16)April 16, 1845 Franklin, Huntingdon County, Canada East
Died	January 4, 1918(1918-01-04) (aged 72)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Caroline Summers
Children	1
Occupation	Merchant

Andrew Broder (April 16, 1845 – January 4, 1918) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented Dundas in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1875 to 1886 and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1911 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Franklin, Huntingdon County, Canada East in 1845, the son of Irish immigrants. He was educated at academies in Huntingdon and Malone, New York. Broder served in the Franklin Infantry Company during the time of the Fenian raids. He settled at West Winchester, Ontario in 1868 and set up in business there as a merchant. His election in 1875 was appealed but he was reelected in the by-election that followed and represented Dundas in the provincial assembly for eleven years. Broder was a customs agent at Morrisburg from 1892 to 1896, resigning this post to run for a seat in the House of Commons. He married Caroline Summers and his son Fred later became customs collector at Morrisburg.

He was the maternal uncle of Aaron Sweet, who also served as MPP for Dundas.

Electoral history

1875 Ontario general election: Dundas
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Broder	1,458	51.67	+7.75
	Liberal	Simon S. Cook	1,364	48.33	−7.75
Turnout			2,822	74.99	−1.29
Eligible voters			3,763
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario

Ontario provincial by-election, September 1875: Dundas Previous election voided
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Broder	1,505	54.16	+10.24
	Independent	Mr. Rose	1,274	45.84
Total valid votes			2,779
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+10.24
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario

1879 Ontario general election: Dundas
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Broder	1,674	51.24	−2.92
	Liberal	Theodore F. Chamberlain	1,593	48.76
Total valid votes			3,267	77.29
Eligible voters			4,227
	Conservative hold		Swing		−2.92
Source: Elections Ontario

External links

• Andrew Broder – Parliament of Canada biography
• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
• The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897 JA Gemmill
• Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945, JG Harkness (1946) Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine