Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Alfred Henry Bence
aliasAlfred Bence
Record
4021 · 9022

  1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 33%
 
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 18 October 1908 → 115 years + 7 months ago
Lived 68 years + 7 months
First mandate 19 August 1940 → 83 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 10 months
Death 27 May 1977 → 47 years ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 11 months after 10 June 1945
Special notes
None
 
Alfred Henry Bence (1908–1977)
© Photo City of Saskatoon — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
Alfred E. Bence (1879–1949) Father  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve
Mun./Co. Council Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (1939–1940; 1947–1952)
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 4 9 21

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
Roy Knight  m  (2 runoffs)
Charles Wesley McCool  m 
 
Agnes Campbell Macphail  m 
 
Eligible: 28,947 Votes: 15,217 Participation: 52.57% Candidacies: 6
Federal
19
Saskatchewan
19 August 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23107(F) — 5 Sep 2022 23:53 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
31
NCP
1/6 4,798 31.53% +741 Loser:
URM
4,057 26.66% Agnes C. Macphail

Service:
4 years 9 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 27,114 Votes: 23,231 Participation: 85.68% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20
Saskatchewan
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23357(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
PC
2/4 8,339 36.14% -878 Winner:
CCF
9,217 39.94% Robert R. (Roy) Knight
Eligible: 36,171 Votes: 27,844 Participation: 76.98% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21
Saskatchewan
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23618(F) — 29 Mar 2024 08:50 ET
Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
40
PC
3/3 7,013 25.38% -4,736 Winner:
CCF
11,749 42.52% Robert R. (Roy) Knight

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN City of Saskatoon, A Seat on Council: The Alderman, Councillors and Mayors of Saskatoon, 1903-2006
Bence, Alfred H. (p. 7)
 2 May 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alfred Henry Bence, M.P.
 2 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alfred Henry Bence, député
 2 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alfred Henry Bence
 2 May 2024


© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 May 2024 21:09 (but data presented dynamically)