Andrew Cash

{{Short description|Canadian singer-songwriter and politician (born 1962)}} {{For|the British medical administrator|Andrew John Cash}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Andrew Cash | image = Andrew Cash, MP.jpg | image_size = | parliament = Canadian | term_start = May 2, 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/ProfileConstituency.aspx?Key=410&Language=E|title=Constituency Profile: Davenport|publisher=Parliament of Canada|accessdate=May 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219194617/http://www.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/ProfileConstituency.aspx?Key=410&Language=E|archive-date=December 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | term_end = October 19, 2015 | predecessor = [[Mario Silva (politician)|Mario Silva]] | successor = [[Julie Dzerowicz]] | riding = [[Davenport (federal electoral district)|Davenport]] | party = [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic Party]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|1|22}} | birth_place = [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada | spouse = Michelle Shook<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Meet Andrew |url=http://www.cashfortoronto.ca/media |work=Cash for Toronto |publisher=Andrew Cash campaign |accessdate=2011-05-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706171559/http://www.cashfortoronto.ca/media |archivedate=July 6, 2011 }}</ref> | children = 4<ref name="bio2">{{cite web|title=Meet Isabella Cash! |url=http://andrewcash.ca/meet-isabella-cash |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526234159/http://andrewcash.ca/meet-isabella-cash/ |archivedate=May 26, 2016 }}</ref> | occupation = Musician | profession = Journalist  | website = {{URL|andrewcash.net}} }} {{Infobox musical artist | instrument = Vocals, guitar | genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | years_active = 1982–2011 | label = | associated_acts = Bird, [[The Cash Brothers]], Ursula, [[L'Étranger (band)|L'Étranger]], [[Skydiggers]] | website = }}

'''Andrew Cash''' (born January 22, 1962) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and former politician who was the [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Toronto]]-area riding of [[Davenport (federal electoral district)|Davenport]] from 2011 to 2015. A member of the [[New Democratic Party]] (NDP), Cash grew up in Toronto where he and [[Charlie Angus]] founded the Toronto punk band [[L'Étranger (band)|L'Étranger]].<ref name="Band bio">{{cite news|last=Dixon |first=Guy |title=Punks in the House of Commons |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/punks-in-the-house-of-commons/article2013325/singlepage/ |accessdate=May 7, 2011 |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=May 7, 2011 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513075011/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/punks-in-the-house-of-commons/article2013325/singlepage/ |archivedate=May 13, 2011 }}</ref> In the late 1990s he wrote for the Toronto weekly [[Now (newspaper)|''Now'']].

==Music career== When L'Étranger broke up in 1986,<ref name="Band bio"/> Cash signed to [[Island Records]] as a solo artist.<ref>"Cash among new pop generation sure enough to face its insecurities". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', June 30, 1989.</ref> His first release on the label was a reissue of L'Étranger's last recording, ''Sticks and Stones''. He released three albums as a solo artist, including ''Boomtown'', which appeared on the RPM 100 Top Albums chart in 1989.<ref>[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=4952& "RPM Top 100 Albums"]. ''RPM Magazine'' Volume 50, No. October 24, 14, 1989.</ref> He had a number of hits, including "Time and Place", "Boomtown", "What Am I Gonna Do with These Hands", "Smile Me Down" and "A Lot of Talk". In 1993, his album ''Hi'' was recorded at [[Metalworks Studios]] in [[Mississauga, Ontario]].

He then formed the band Ursula, who released the album ''Happy to Be Outraged'' in 1995. However, that band was not successful, and broke up after just the one album.<ref name="Band bio"/>

Around the same time as Ursula's demise, however, his brother [[Peter Cash]] also decided to leave his band, [[Skydiggers]].<ref name="Band bio"/> Both available at the same time for the first time in their careers, Andrew and Peter decided to write and record together, and released their debut album as [[The Cash Brothers]], ''Raceway'', in 1999.

Since 1999, Cash provided the soundtrack music for various television shows, mostly Canadian. He also wrote for the Toronto-based ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'' magazine.<ref name="Band bio"/> In 2000, he collaborated with [[Hawksley Workman]] and [[Jason Collett]] on ''[[Chrome Reflection]]'', an album credited to Bird. In 2007, Cash released his latest solo album ''Murder=''.

==Political career== On October 5, 2009, Cash was nominated as the [[New Democratic Party]]'s candidate for the Toronto-area [[Davenport (federal electoral district)|Davenport]] electoral district, in preparation for the [[2011 Canadian federal election|41st Canadian general election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story.cfm?content=171622|title=Cash for Toronto: Musician and journalist Andrew Cash wins NDP nomination in Davenport|last=Hollett|first=Michael|date=October 7, 2009|work=Now Magazine|accessdate=October 7, 2009}}</ref> At the time, the House of Commons was controlled by a [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] [[minority government]], led by Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]], that could fall at any time; in this unpredictable election situation Cash was a candidate for over a year and half.

When the election was called, on March 26, 2011, his main campaign issue was that Davenport's incumbent MP, [[Mario Silva (politician)|Mario Silva]], was not a "full-time" MP.<ref name="first campaign">{{cite news|last=Allen |first=Kate |title=Davenport could flip orange after 49 years |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/article/980060--davenport-could-flip-orange-after-49-years |accessdate=May 7, 2011 |newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=April 25, 2011 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429035109/http://www.thestar.com/news/article/980060--davenport-could-flip-orange-after-49-years |archivedate=April 29, 2011 }}</ref> Cash campaigned with two main slogans, "Cash for Toronto" and "Trade your Silva for Cash",<ref name="first campaign"/> with a focus on "issues of precarious employment, especially with regards to freelancers and people who are working serial contracts."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/andrew-cash-one-year-election-loss-1.3818461| title=Former Toronto MP picks up the pieces 1 year after losing 'punch in the gut' election| first=Kate| last=McGillivray| publisher=[[CBC News]]| date=October 24, 2016| accessdate=June 13, 2017}}</ref> Near the end of April, both ''[[The Toronto Star]]'' and ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' newspapers started to predict that Cash might win, ending 49 years of continuous [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] representation for that electoral district.<ref name="first campaign"/><ref name="G&M Close Race">{{cite news|last=Alamenciak |first=Tim |title=Liberals, NDP run neck-in-neck in narrow race for Davenport |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/liberals-ndp-run-neck-in-neck-in-narrow-race-for-davenport/article2006435/ |accessdate=May 7, 2011 |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=May 2, 2011 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507041553/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/liberals-ndp-run-neck-in-neck-in-narrow-race-for-davenport/article2006435/ |archivedate=May 7, 2011 }}</ref> The election campaign concluded on May 2, with the Conservatives gaining enough seats to win a [[majority government]] and the NDP enough seats to become [[Official Opposition (Canada)|Official Opposition]]. In Davenport, Cash defeated Silva, becoming a caucus colleague of his former bandmate [[Charlie Angus]], who has been the MP for [[Timmins—James Bay (federal electoral district)|Timmins-James Bay]] since [[2004 Canadian federal election|2004]].<ref name="Band bio"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Historic win for Andrew Cash bittersweet |last=Kuitenbrouwer |first=Peter |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/peter-kuitenbrouwer-historic-win-for-andrew-cash-bittersweet |newspaper=National Post |date=May 3, 2011 |access-date=May 3, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20110504021712/http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/05/02/peter-kuitenbrouwer-historic-win-for-andrew-cash-bittersweet/ |archive-date=May 4, 2011 }}</ref>

Cash lost his seat in the [[2015 Canadian federal election|general election held October 19, 2015]], one of many New Democrats who were swept away when the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] came from third place to form a majority government; Liberal [[Julie Dzerowicz]] succeeded him as MP for Davenport. In the [[2019 Canadian federal election|2019 federal election]], he attempted to win his seat back, coming second to Dzerowicz.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6063246/ndps-andrew-cash/|title=NDP's Andrew Cash fails to win back Toronto's Davenport riding|date=October 21, 2019|last=Abedi|first=Maham|website=Global News|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}</ref>

==Post-political career== He was appointed president and chief executive officer of the [[Canadian Independent Music Association]] in 2021.<ref>Howard Druckman, [https://www.socanmagazine.ca/news/former-mp-andrew-cash-to-head-canadian-independent-music-association-cima/ "Former MP Andrew Cash to Head Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA)"]. ''[[SOCAN|Words & Music]]'', March 30, 2021.</ref>

==Discography== * ''Time and Place'' (1988) (#57 CAN)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.8604.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Albums - July 16, 1988}}</ref> * ''[[Boomtown (Andrew Cash album)|Boomtown]]'' (1989) (#57 CAN)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6410.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Albums - August 14, 1989}}</ref> * ''Hi'' (1993) * ''Happy to Be Outraged'' (1995, credited to Ursula) * ''[[Chrome Reflection]]'' (2000, credited to Bird) * ''Murder='' (2007)

==Electoral record== {{2019 Canadian federal election/Davenport}} {{2015 Canadian federal election/Davenport}} {{2011 Canadian federal election/Davenport}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|http://andrewcash.net/}} * [http://www.canadianbands.com/Andrew%20Cash.html CanConRox entry] * [http://music.andrewcashmusic.com/ Andrew Cash Music] * {{Discogs artist|Andrew Cash}} * {{IMDb name|6497271}} * {{Canadian Parliament links|17868}}

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