♂ Richard B. Bennett
 United Church |
Record 4107 · 6720 |
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| Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance: 77%
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| Birth | Death | Lived | Died in office |
| 3 July 1870 (153 years 9 months ago) |
26 June 1947 (76 years 9 months ago) |
76 years 11 months | No |
Service in elected office
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Leadership roles
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| # | Legislature | Party | M | Int | Role | Age | Dates | y | m | d | |
| 1. | AB | 1 | CONS | 1 | Party leader | 35 | 16 Aug 1905 — 14 Mar 1906 | 0 | 6 | 26 | |
| 2. | AB | 2 | CONS | 2 | Party leader | 38–40 | 01 Apr 1909 — 09 Nov 1910 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| 3. | AB | 2 | CONS | 1 | Opposition Leader | 39 | 15 Mar 1910 — 26 May 1910 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4. | CA | 13 | NLCP | 1 | ✓ | Minister | 51 | 03 Oct 1921 — 28 Dec 1921 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 5. | CA | 15 | LC | 1 | Minister | 56 | 07 Jul 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6. | CA | 15 | LC | 1 | Minister | 56 | 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 7. | CA | 15 | LC | 1 | ✓ | Minister | 56 | 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 8. | CA | 15 | LC | 1 | ✓ | Minister | 56 | 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 9. | CA | 15 | LC | 1 | Minister | 56 | 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 10. | CA | 15 | LC | 1 | Minister | 56 | 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 11. | CA | 15 | LC | 1 | Minister | 56 | 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 12. | CA | 16–18 | LC | 1 | Party leader | 57–68 | 12 Oct 1927 — 06 Jul 1938 | 10 | 8 | 24 | |
| 13. | CA | 16 | LC | 1 | Opposition Leader | 57–60 | 12 Oct 1927 — 06 Aug 1930 | 2 | 9 | 25 | |
| 14. | CA | 17 | LC | 1 | Minister of State/responsible | 60–65 | 07 Aug 1930 — 22 Oct 1935 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |
| 15. | CA | 17 | LC | 1 | Prime Minister | 60–65 | 07 Aug 1930 — 22 Oct 1935 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |
| 16. | CA | 17 | LC | 2 | Minister | 60–61 | 07 Aug 1930 — 02 Feb 1932 | 1 | 5 | 26 | |
| 17. | CA | 17 | LC | 2 | Minister | 60–61 | 07 Aug 1930 — 02 Feb 1932 | 1 | 5 | 26 | |
| 18. | CA | 17 | LC | 2 | Minister | 60–61 | 07 Aug 1930 — 22 Feb 1932 | 1 | 6 | 15 | |
| 19. | CA | 18 | LC | 2 | Opposition Leader | 65–68 | 23 Oct 1935 — 06 Jul 1938 | 2 | 8 | 13 | |
| 4. Justice and Attorney General [Int] 5. Without portfolio 6. Indian Affairs 7. Mines [Int] 8. Interior [Int] 9. Receiver General [Finance] 10. Finance 11. President of the Treasury Board [Finance] 14. External Affairs 16. Receiver General [Finance] 17. Finance 18. President of the Treasury Board [Finance] |
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Electoral history
| → 13 recorded electoral participations → 16 electoral path points |
→ 7 documented challengers: |
Thomas H. Blow m William H. Cushing m (2 runoffs) William Egbert m Peter L. Hyde m Francis R. Oliver m Joseph T. Shaw m (2 runoffs) Charles A. Stuart m |
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| Territorial Ass.: 4 |
North-Western Territories | West Calgary | |||||||
| 4 November 1898 | Age: 28 |
→ New to this legislature | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | LICO | 40.87% | 291 of 712 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | IND | 28.79% | 205 (-86) | William W. Stuart m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 1 October 1900 > | ?? | LICO | → | Vac. | Resigned: Unsuccessfully ran federally | ||||
| ID: 30570(F) — 19 Jan 2023 22:44 ET | Service: 1 year 10 months 27 days (Gov't) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Federal Ass.: 9 |
North-Western Territories | Alberta (Provisional District) | |||||||
| 7 November 1900 | Age: 30 |
Defeated but elected later to Parliament | |||||||
| General | ✗ | 2/2 | CONS | 43.64% | 4,029 of 9,232 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | LIB | 56.36% | 5,203 (+1,174) | Francis R. Oliver m ( 47 ) | |||||
| ID: 20321(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET | |||||||||
| Territorial Ass.: 4 |
North-Western Territories | West Calgary | |||||||
| 22 March 1901 | Age: 30 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/2 | LICO | 66.20% | 562 of 849 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 33.80% | 287 (-275) | Charles A. Stuart m ( 36 ) | |||||
| ID: 30614(F) — 19 Jan 2023 22:46 ET | Service: 1 year 1 month 28 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Territorial Ass.: 5 |
North-Western Territories | West Calgary | |||||||
| 21 May 1902 | Age: 31 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | IND | 73.59% | 457 of 621 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | IND | 26.41% | 164 (-293) | Thomas Riley m | |||||
| ID: 30603(F) — 21 Jul 2021 17:10 ET | Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 1 |
Alberta | Calgary City | |||||||
| 9 November 1905 | Age: 35 |
Defeated incumbent (Party leader) | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| General | ✗ | 2/3 | CONS | 40.86% | 993 of 2,430 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | LIB | 42.39% | 1,030 (+37) | William H. Cushing m ( 53 ) | |||||
| ID: 27389(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET | |||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 2 |
Alberta | Calgary | |||||||
| 22 March 1909 | Age: 38 |
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 2/5 | CONS | 50.53% | 2,423 of 9,589 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 40.31% | 1,933 (-490) | William Egbert m ( 52 ) | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 20 September 1911 > | ?? | CONS | → | Vac. | Resigned: Successfully ran federally | ||||
| ID: 27418(F) — 5 Mar 2022 14:13 ET | Service: 2 years 5 months 29 days (Oppo.) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Federal Ass.: 12 |
Alberta | Calgary | |||||||
| 21 September 1911 | Age: 41 |
→ New to Parliament | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | CONS | 58.15% | 7,671 of 13,192 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 36.42% | 4,805 (-2,866) | Isaac S.G. Van Wart m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 10 October 1917 > | ?? | CONS | → | UNIO | |||||
| ID: 21015(F) — 2 Mar 2024 17:48 ET | Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 2 |
Alberta | Calgary | |||||||
| 31 October 1911 | Age: 41 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | |||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | CONS | 63.65% | 2,931 of 4,605 | Thomas M.M. Tweedie m ( 40 ) | |||||
| ID: 27463(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET | |||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 13 |
Alberta | Calgary West | |||||||
| 17 December 1917 | Age: 47 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | |||||||
| General | |||||||||
| Successor > | UNIO | 73.24% | 10,986 of 15,001 | Thomas M.M. Tweedie m ( 46 ) | |||||
| ID: 21273(F) — 5 Jul 2023 09:15 ET | |||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 14 |
Alberta | Calgary West | |||||||
| 6 December 1921 | Age: 51 |
Failed comeback to Parliament | |||||||
| General | ✗ | 2/3 | NLCP | 45.75% | 7,353 of 16,073 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | LAB | 45.85% | 7,369 (+16) | Joseph T. Shaw m ( 38 ) | |||||
| ID: 21526(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET | |||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 15 |
Alberta | Calgary West | |||||||
| 29 October 1925 | Age: 55 |
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | LC | 62.94% | 10,256 of 16,296 | Elig.: 24,517 | Parti.: 66.47% | ||
| Loser > | LAB | 37.06% | 6,040 (-4,216) | Joseph T. Shaw m ( 42 ) | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 29 June 1926 > | ?? | LIB | → | LC | |||||
| ID: 21797(F) — 26 Jun 2023 19:24 ET | Service: 0 year 10 months 15 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 16 |
Alberta | Calgary West | |||||||
| 14 September 1926 | Age: 56 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | LC | 57.92% | 8,951 of 15,453 | Elig.: 24,517 | Parti.: 63.03% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 42.08% | 6,502 (-2,449) | Harry W. Lunney m | |||||
| ID: 22046(F) — 24 Jan 2022 16:28 ET | Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 17 |
Alberta | Calgary West | |||||||
| 28 July 1930 | Age: 60 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | LC | 70.22% | 13,883 of 19,770 | Elig.: 27,669 | Parti.: 71.45% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 29.78% | 5,887 (-7,996) | Colin C. McLaurin m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 7 August 1930 > | ?? | LC | → | Vac. | Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election | ||||
| ID: 22320(F) — 24 Jan 2022 22:41 ET | Service: 0 year 0 month 10 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 17 |
Alberta | Calgary West | |||||||
| 25 August 1930 | Age: 60 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/1 | LC | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Elig.: 27,669 | Parti.: n/a | ||
| By acclamation | |||||||||
| ID: 22556(F) — 11 Oct 2022 21:03 ET | Service: 5 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 18 |
Alberta | Calgary West | |||||||
| 14 October 1935 | Age: 65 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/5 | LC | 50.35% | 9,172 of 18,216 | Elig.: 24,919 | Parti.: 73.10% | ||
| Loser > | SC | 31.93% | 5,817 (-3,355) | Robert L. Reid m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 10 July 1938 > | ?? | LC | → | NCP | Changed allegiance | ||||
| 28 January 1939 > | ?? | NCP | → | Vac. | Resigned: Left politics | ||||
| ID: 22592(F) — 5 Jul 2023 18:50 ET | Service: 3 years 3 months 14 days (Oppo.) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Federal Ass.: 18 |
Alberta | Calgary West | |||||||
| 18 September 1939 | Age: 69 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | NCP | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Douglas G.L. Cunnington m ( 54 ) | |||||
| ID: 22855(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET | |||||||||
| → 11 online biographical references |
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| Lg | Hyperlink | Retrieved on |
| EN | Free Form: Arthur Milnes, Frances Lankin, Steve Paikin, David Lockhart and Zach Paiking, The Globe and Mail (20 August 2015), Opinion: Let’s give R.B. Bennett his due | 9 Apr 2024 |
| EN | Canadian Encyclopedia: R.B. Bennett | 9 Apr 2024 |
| FR | Encyclopédie canadienne: Bennett, Richard Bedford, vicomte de | 9 Apr 2024 |
| EN | Dictionary of Canadian Biography: Bennett, Richard Bedford, 1st Viscount Bennett | 9 Apr 2024 |
| FR | Dictionnaire biographique du Canada: Bennett, Richard Bedford, 1er vicomte Bennett | 9 Apr 2024 |
| EN | Legislative Assembly of Alberta: The Right Honourable Richard B. Bennett, PC, KC | 9 Apr 2024 |
| EN | Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Right Hon. Richard Bedford Bennett, P.C., K.C., K.G.St.J., M.P. | 9 Apr 2024 |
| FR | Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): Le très hon. Richard Bedford Bennett, C.P., C.R., K.G.St.J., député | 9 Apr 2024 |
| EN | Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905: (pp. 12-13, 15, 35) | 9 Apr 2024 |
| EN | Wikipedia: R.B. Bennett | 9 Apr 2024 |
| FR | Wikipédia: Richard Bedford Bennett | 9 Apr 2024 |
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