1. Andrew Cash was born on January 22,1962 and is a Canadian singer-songwriter and former politician who was the member of Parliament for the Toronto-area riding of Davenport from 2011 to 2015.
11 Facts About Andrew Cash
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When L'Etranger broke up in 1986, Andrew Cash signed to Island Records as a solo artist.
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Andrew Cash's first release on the label was a reissue of L'Etranger's last recording, Sticks and Stones.
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Andrew Cash released three albums as a solo artist, including Boomtown, which appeared on the RPM 100 Top Albums chart in 1989.
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Andrew Cash then formed the band Ursula, who released the album Happy to Be Outraged in 1995.
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Around the same time as Ursula's demise his brother Peter Andrew Cash decided to leave his band, Skydiggers.
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Since 1999 Andrew Cash provided the soundtrack music for various television shows, mostly Canadian.
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On October 5,2009, Andrew Cash was nominated as the New Democratic Party's candidate for the Toronto-area Davenport electoral district, in preparation for the 41st Canadian general election.
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At the time, the House of Commons was controlled by a Conservative minority government, led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, that could fall at any time; in this unpredictable election situation Andrew Cash was a candidate for over a year and half.
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In Davenport, Andrew Cash defeated Silva, becoming a caucus colleague of his former bandmate Charlie Angus, who has been the MP for Timmins-James Bay since 2004.
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Andrew Cash lost his seat in the general election held October 19,2015, one of many New Democrats who were swept away when the Liberal Party came from third place to form a majority government; Liberal Julie Dzerowicz succeeded him as MP for Davenport.