Fred Wellington Bowen (May 23, 1877 in Newcastle, Ontario, Canada – July 7, 1949) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1921 as a Member of the historical Conservative Party to represent the riding of Durham. He was re-elected in the elections of 1925, 1926, 1930 but defeated in 1935. Prior to his federal career, he was reeve and councillor of Clarke Township, Ontario.
Fred Wellington Bowen | |
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 Bowen, c. 1930 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Durham | |
| In office 1921–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Newton Rowell |
| Succeeded by | Wilbert Franklin Rickard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1877 Newcastle, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | July 7, 1949 |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Occupation | farmer |
Electoral record
edit| 1935 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Liberal | Wilbert Frank Rickard | 6,649 | 48.00 | +4.66 | ||||
| Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 6,176 | 44.58 | -12.08 | ||||
| Reconstruction | R. Rufus Choate Macknight | 531 | 3.83 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ralph Sharpe Staples | 497 | 3.59 | |||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 6,827 | 56.67 | +0.23 | ||||
| Liberal | Montague John Holman | 5,221 | 43.33 | |||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 6,508 | 56.43 | +2.82 | ||||
| Liberal–Progressive | Melville Howden Staples | 5,024 | 43.57 | |||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 7,020 | 53.61 | +12.71 | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Vincent Massey | 6,074 | 46.39 | +5.48 | ||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 5,106 | 40.90 | -39.93 | ||||
| Progressive | Thomas Albert Victor Reid | 3,936 | 31.53 | |||||
| Liberal | William Thomas Roche Preston | 3,441 | 27.57 | +8.40 | ||||
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