John Power Howden
Canadian politician
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John Power Howden (December 5, 1879 – November 4, 1959) was a Canadian politician and physician.
John Power Howden | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for St. Boniface | |
| In office 1925–1945 | |
| Succeeded by | Fernand Viau |
| Canadian Senator from Manitoba | |
| In office 1945–1959 | |
| Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 5, 1879 Perth, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | November 4, 1959 (aged 79) |
| Party | Liberal |
Early life
Howden was born in Perth, Ontario. When he was 12, his family moved to Manitoba[1] where he attended public school in Winnipeg and earned his medical degree at the University of Manitoba before establishing his practice in St. Boniface, Manitoba.[2]
Political career
He became active in community life and was elected mayor of St. Boniface serving in the position from 1916 to 1917.[2]
A Liberal, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1925 federal election as the Member of Parliament for St. Boniface and was re-elected in four subsequent elections and served in the House of Commons for two decades, until April 1945 when he was appointed to the Senate of Canada by William Lyon Mackenzie King.[2]
Death
Howden served in the upper house until his death in 1959 several months after suffering from a stroke.
Electoral history
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Power Howden | 7,926 | 51.8 | -5.0 | ||||
| National Government | George Campbell MacLean | 3,578 | 23.4 | +6.2 | ||||
| Social Credit | Philippe Guay | 1,839 | 12.0 | +7.2 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Henry Barefoot | 1,739 | 11.4 | -6.4 | ||||
| Independent | Morris Jacob | 216 | 1.4 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 15,298 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Power Howden | 7,353 | 56.8 | +5.1 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Edwin Arnold Hansford | 2,304 | 17.8 | +3.5 | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Placide Bertrand | 2,222 | 17.2 | -16.8 | ||||
| Social Credit | Victor James Gray | 624 | 4.8 | |||||
| Reconstruction | Thomas Boniface Molloy | 438 | 3.4 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 12,941 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Power Howden | 7,045 | 51.7 | +0.7 | ||||
| Conservative | Edgar Honwell Cook | 4,630 | 34.0 | +6.0 | ||||
| Labour | Edwin Arnold Hansford | 1,943 | 14.3 | -6.7 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 13,618 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Power Howden | 5,903 | 51.0 | +3.6 | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph Bernier | 3,235 | 28.0 | +3.9 | ||||
| Labour | Allan Meikle | 2,427 | 21.0 | -7.6 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 11,565 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | John Power Howden | 4,819 | 47.4 | |||||
| Independent Labour | Allan Meikle | 2,901 | 28.5 | |||||
| Conservative | George Campbell MacLean | 2,442 | 24.0 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 10,162 | 100.0 | ||||||
