Fred Wellington Bowen

Fred Wellington Bowen
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

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.

Electoral record

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

External links

• Fred Wellington Bowen – Parliament of Canada biography