Evan Eugene Fraser
Evan Eugene Fraser (March 15, 1865 – August 4, 1949) was an Ontario contractor and political figure. He represented the provincial riding of Welland in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1914 as a Conservative member; and the federal riding of Welland in the House of Commons of Canada from 1918 to 1921 as a Unionist member.[1][2]
The son of Alexander Fraser and Phoebe Upper,[3] he was born in Allanburg, Canada West in 1865.[1] and was educated in Thorold. In 1887, Fraser married Susie Hardie.[3]
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Welland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William Manly German | 11,195 | 52.9 | +13.5 | ||||
| Conservative | Evan Eugene Fraser | 6,365 | 30.1 | -15.9 | ||||
| Progressive | Joseph Henry Staley | 3,437 | 16.2 | |||||
| Independent | Henry Speakman | 156 | 0.7 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 21,153 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: Conservative vote is compared to Government vote in 1917 election, and Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote.
| 1917 Canadian federal election: Welland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Government (Unionist) | Evan Eugene Fraser | 5,378 | 46.0 | |||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | William Manly German | 4,616 | 39.5 | |||||
| Labour | James Arthur Hughes | 1,704 | 14.6 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 11,698 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
- ^ a b Evan Eugene Fraser – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ "Evan Eugene Fraser, MPP". ontla.on.ca. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- ^ a b Chambers, E J (1908). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Work of General Reference for the Dominion of Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
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