The Hon.
John Power Howden
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for St. Boniface
In office
1925–1945
Preceded byDistrict was created in 1924
Succeeded byFernand Viau
Senator for St-Boniface, Manitoba
In office
1945–1959
Appointed byWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Personal details
Born(1879-12-05)December 5, 1879
Perth, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 4, 1959(1959-11-04) (aged 79)
Political partyLiberal

John Power Howden (December 5, 1879 November 4, 1959) was a Canadian Member of Parliament and physician.

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]

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]

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%±%
LiberalJohn Power Howden7,92651.8-5.0
National GovernmentGeorge Campbell MacLean3,57823.4+6.2
Social CreditPhilippe Guay1,83912.0+7.2
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Henry Barefoot1,73911.4-6.4
IndependentMorris Jacob2161.4
Total valid votes 15,298 100.0
1935 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Power Howden7,35356.8+5.1
Co-operative CommonwealthEdwin Arnold Hansford2,30417.8+3.5
ConservativeJoseph-Placide Bertrand2,22217.2-16.8
Social CreditVictor James Gray6244.8
ReconstructionThomas Boniface Molloy4383.4
Total valid votes 12,941 100.0
1930 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Power Howden7,04551.7+0.7
ConservativeEdgar Honwell Cook4,63034.0+6.0
LabourEdwin Arnold Hansford1,94314.3-6.7
Total valid votes 13,618 100.0
1926 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Power Howden5,90351.0+3.6
ConservativeJoseph Bernier3,23528.0+3.9
LabourAllan Meikle2,42721.0-7.6
Total valid votes 11,565 100.0
1925 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn Power Howden4,81947.4
Independent LabourAllan Meikle2,90128.5
ConservativeGeorge Campbell MacLean2,44224.0
Total valid votes 10,162 100.0

References

  1. "Dr. J.P. Howden - Named Senator After 19 Years in Commons", Globe and Mail, November 6, 1959
  2. 1 2 3 Manitoba Historical Society biography


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