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♂ Henry Herbert Stevens
aliasHenry Stevens
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 70%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 3 10
Birth 8 December 1878 → 145 years + 4 months ago
Lived 94 years + 6 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 9 months
Death 14 June 1973 → 50 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 2 months after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
Henry Herbert Stevens (1878–1973)
© Photo 1914 Frederic William Howay — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
A long-time Conservative, Stevens formed the Reconstruction Party in 1934 because he argued for drastic economic reform and government intervention in the economy, but the government of Richard Bennett refused to implement those policies. His new party got 8.75% of the popular vote nationwide in the 1935 general election, but he was the only one to win his seat of Kootenay East. He returned to the Conservatives in 1938.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Vancouver, British Columbia (1910–1911)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 28 4 30

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 13
NLCP
 1 Minister 42–43 21 Sep 1921 — 28 Dec 1921 0 3 7
2. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 47 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
3. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 47 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
4. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 47 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
5. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 47 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
6. CA 15
LC
 2 ✓ Minister 47 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
7. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 47 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
8. CA 15
LC
 2 Minister 47 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 0 2 11
9. CA 17
LC
 3 Minister 51–55 07 Aug 1930 — 26 Oct 1934 4 2 19
10. CA 17
REC
 1 Party leader 56–59 01 Sep 1935 — 01 Jan 1938 2 4 0
 1. Trade and Commerce
 2. Agriculture [Int]
 3. Interior [Int]
 4. Mines [Int]
 5. Customs and Excise [Int]
 6. Trade and Commerce [Int]
 7. Indian Affairs [Int]
 8. Customs and Excise
 9. Trade and Commerce

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 10  
11 documented challengers
⊖ Ralph O. Campney  m 
⊖ Eugene T. Kingsley  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Ian A. Mackenzie  m 
⊖ Wm. Wallace B. McInnes  m 
⊖ William A. Pritchard  m 
⊖ Rodney J. Young  m 
 		 ⊖ Dugald Donaghy  m 
⊖ Wallis W. LeFeaux  m 
⊖ Gerald G. McGeer  m 
⊖ Thomas J. O'Neill  m 
⊖ Maurice Rush  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,754 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
12		 British Columbia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21026(F) — 5 Jul 2023 12:03 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
CONS
 1/3 6,902 58.72% +3,106 Loser:
LIB
 3,796 32.30% John H. Senkler
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 38
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,257 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 British Columbia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21284(F) — 5 Jul 2023 12:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
UNIO
 1/3 13,722 67.74% +8,179 Loser:
LL
 5,543 27.36% Wm. Wallace B. McInnes
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 41
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,936 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
14		 British Columbia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21544(F) — 5 Jul 2023 17:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
NLCP
 1/4 10,493 58.50% +4,955 Loser:
LIB
 5,538 30.88% Robert H. Gale
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 43
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 27,707 Votes: 19,512 Participation: 70.42% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 British Columbia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21815(F) — 26 Jun 2023 19:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 1/3 9,458 48.47% +1,181 Loser:
LIB
 8,277 42.42% Gerald G. McGeer
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 47
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 27,707 Votes: 19,324 Participation: 69.74% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 British Columbia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22065(F) — 19 Sep 2022 13:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LC
 1/3 10,326 53.44% +1,855 Loser:
LIB
 8,471 43.84% Dugald Donaghy

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,483 Votes: 22,087 Participation: 65.96% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 British Columbia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22339(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LC
 2/2 10,023 45.38% -2,041 Winner:
LIB
 12,064 54.62% Ian A. Mackenzie
Eligible: 10,834 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
17		 British Columbia
25 August 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22557(F) — 28 Jun 2023 10:38 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
51
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
26 Oct 1934 55
LC
 →
REC
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 5 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,708 Votes: 10,058 Participation: 79.15% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 British Columbia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22606(F) — 5 Jul 2023 18:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
56
REC
 1/4 3,904 38.81% +565 Loser:
LIB
 3,339 33.20% Robert R. Bruce
After his election:
2 Jan 1938 59
REC
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
10 Jul 1938 59
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,180 Votes: 13,449 Participation: 83.12% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22881(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
NATG
 2/3 4,290 31.90% -1,331 Winner:
LIB
 5,621 41.79% Thomas J. O'Neill
Eligible: 39,201 Votes: 24,509 Participation: 62.52% Candidacies: 5
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23408(F) — 13 Jan 2022 07:56 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
70
PC
 3/5 5,970 24.67% -4,329 Winner:
LIB
 10,299 42.56% Ralph O. Campney

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Charlie Smith, The Georgia Straight (August 9, 2019), Former Conservative MP Harry Stevens's name removed from federal building in Vancouver		 09 Apr 2024
EN Non-standard link
Eric Grenier, CBC News (September 15, 2018), From the dustbin of history, a warning for Max Bernier		 09 Apr 2024
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Henry Herbert Stevens		 09 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Stevens, Henry Herbert		 09 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Henry Herbert Stevens, P.C., M.P.		 09 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Henry Herbert Stevens, C.P., député		 09 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Henry Herbert Stevens		 09 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Henry Herbert Stevens		 09 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Apr 2024 22:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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