Charles Elwood Stephenson
Charles Stephenson | |
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![]() Stephenson, c. 1940s | |
Member of Parliament for Durham | |
In office June 1945 – June 1949 | |
Preceded by | Frank Rickard |
Succeeded by | John James |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Elwood Stephenson (1898-10-11)11 October 1898 Bowmanville, Canada |
Died | 1 April 1965(1965-04-01) (aged 66) |
Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada |
Profession | Farmer |
Charles Elwood Stephenson AKA C.E.S.(October 11, 1898 - April 1, 1965) was a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Port Hope, Ontario and as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 1945 to 1949.
Stepenson was a farmer, merchant and store owner. He was elected mayor in 1943 and then ran in the 1945 federal election in Durham and was elected. He was narrowly defeated in his bid for re-election in 1949 and again in 1953.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
Liberal | John Mason James | 6,684 | 46.22 | -0.44 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Charles Elwood Stephenson | 6,504 | 44.98 | +1.23 | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Merdith Roy Armstrong | 1,273 | 8.80 | -0.78 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
Liberal | John Mason James | 6,907 | 46.66 | +1.89 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Charles Elwood Stephenson | 6,476 | 43.75 | -4.57 | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | James David Kenny | 1,419 | 9.59 | +2.68 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Charles Elwood Stephenson | 6,479 | 48.32 | +3.69 | ||||
Liberal | W. Frank Rickard | 6,003 | 44.77 | -10.60 | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Wilfrd George Bowles | 926 | 6.91 |
References
- Charles Elwood Stephenson – Parliament of Canada biography
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