Richard Bedford Bennett

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Richard Bedford Bennett

Statistics

Races

7

Race Wins

6

Total Votes

57,286

Affiliated Parties

Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942)

Parliamentary Roles

Leader of the Official Opposition	1927/10/12 — 1930/08/06
Prime Minister	1930/08/07 — 1935/10/22
Leader of the Official Opposition	1935/10/23 — 1938/07/06

Electoral Record

— Alberta

1935 General Election

Richard Bedford Bennett	Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942)		9,172

Robert Lincoln Reid	Social Credit Party of Canada		5,817

Peter Laurence Hyde	Liberal Party of Canada		2,130

Henry Magee Horricks	Co-op. Commonwealth Federation		686

Charles Thomas Galbraith	Reconstruction Party		411

— Alberta

1930 By-Election

Richard Bedford Bennett

Acclaimed

— Alberta

1930 General Election

Richard Bedford Bennett	Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942)		13,883

Colin Campbell Mclaurin	Liberal Party of Canada		5,887

— Alberta

1926 General Election

Richard Bedford Bennett	Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942)		8,951

Harry William Lunney	Liberal Party of Canada		6,502

— Alberta

1925 General Election

Richard Bedford Bennett	Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942)		10,256

Joseph Tweed Shaw	Labour		6,040

— Alberta

1921 General Election

Joseph Tweed Shaw	Labour		7,369

Richard Bedford Bennett	Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942)		7,353

Edward Faustinus Ryan	Liberal Party of Canada		1,351

— Alberta

1911 General Election

Richard Bedford Bennett	Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942)		7,671

Isaac Stephen Gerow Van Wart	Liberal Party of Canada		4,805

Arthur Masters	Unknown		716

Occupation History

Prime Minister

1935

Barrister-at-law

1930

Barrister

1930

Barrister-at-law

1926

Barrister-at-law

1925

Barrister

1921

Lawyer

1911