Colin Emerson Bennett
Colin Emerson Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Grey North | |
| In office 1949–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Garfield Case |
| Succeeded by | Percy Verner Noble |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 5, 1908 Meaford, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | April 30, 1993 (aged 85) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Colin Emerson Bennett (March 5, 1908 – April 30, 1993) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1949 election to represent the riding of Grey North. He was re-elected in 1953. During his second term, he was Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Veterans Affairs.
Born in Meaford, Ontario, Bennett was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force as group captain between 1941 and 1945.
| 1949 Canadian federal election: Grey North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Colin Emerson Bennett | 9,949 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | W. Garfield Case | 7,589 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Elgin MacNab | 1,354 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election: Grey North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Colin Emerson Bennett | 8,368 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | W. Garfield Case | 7,293 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Lorna Ellen Elliott | 1,417 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Stanley Ross Patterson | 342 | ||||||
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