Charles Elwood Stephenson

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.

Charles Stephenson
Stephenson, c. 1940s
Member of Parliament
for Durham
In office
June 1945 – June 1949
Preceded byFrank Rickard
Succeeded byJohn James
Personal details
Born
Charles Elwood Stephenson

(1898-10-11)11 October 1898
Bowmanville, Canada
Died1 April 1965(1965-04-01) (aged 66)
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Canada
ProfessionFarmer

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.

1953 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
LiberalJohn Mason James6,68446.22-0.44
Progressive ConservativeCharles Elwood Stephenson6,50444.98+1.23
Co-operative CommonwealthMerdith Roy Armstrong1,2738.80-0.78
1949 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
LiberalJohn Mason James6,90746.66+1.89
Progressive ConservativeCharles Elwood Stephenson6,47643.75-4.57
Co-operative CommonwealthJames David Kenny1,4199.59+2.68
1945 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
Progressive ConservativeCharles Elwood Stephenson6,47948.32+3.69
LiberalW. Frank Rickard6,00344.77-10.60
Co-operative CommonwealthWilfrd George Bowles9266.91

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