King Hazen
Canadian politician
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King Hazen (30 September 1885 – 4 July 1974)[1] was a Progressive Conservative party and National Government member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick and became a barrister by career.
Preceded byAllan McAvity
Succeeded byDaniel Aloysius Riley
BornDouglas King Hazen
30 September 1885
30 September 1885
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Died4 July 1974 (aged 88)
King Hazen | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for St. John—Albert | |
| In office March 1940 – June 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Allan McAvity |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Aloysius Riley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas King Hazen 30 September 1885 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | 4 July 1974 (aged 88) |
| Party | National Government Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | barrister |
He was first elected to Parliament under the National Government (Conservative) party banner at the St. John—Albert riding in the 1940 general election after an unsuccessful campaign there as a Conservative in 1935. He was re-elected in 1945 as a Progressive Conservative for another term then defeated in the 1949 election by Daniel Aloysius Riley of the Liberal party.
Electoral record
| 1949 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Daniel Riley | 18,691 | 48.9 | +7.8 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | King Hazen | 17,052 | 44.7 | -2.1 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Raymond McAfee | 2,445 | 6.4 | -5.6 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 38,188 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | King Hazen | 16,205 | 46.8 | -3.5 | ||||
| Liberal | David Lawrence MacLaren | 14,248 | 41.1 | -6.1 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William Arrowsmith | 761 | 12.0 | +9.5 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 31,214 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| National Government | King Hazen | 15,110 | 50.3 | +13.4 | ||||
| Liberal | Allan McAvity | 14,197 | 47.2 | -0.8 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James Fritch | 761 | 2.5 | +2.5 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 30,068 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: popular vote is compared to 1935 general election.
