Alfred Hales
Alfred Hales | |
|---|---|
Wellington (Wellington South; 1957–1968) | |
| In office 10 June 1957 – 7 July 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Alfred Hosking |
| Succeeded by | Frank Maine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Dryden Hales 22 November 1909 Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 22 February 1998 (aged 88) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession |
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Alfred Dryden Hales (22 November 1909 – 22 February 1998) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Hales was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Guelph, Ontario and had careers as a butcher, meat cutter, farmer, manufacturer and merchant.
Hales graduated with a Bachelor of Science in agriculture from the University of Toronto's Ontario Agricultural College in 1934.[1] He also played two seasons as middle wing for the Toronto Argonauts in 1934 and 1935.[2][3]
After an unsuccessful attempt to win the
Private Member's Bill to create the Parliamentary Internship Programme until this was approved in 1969.[1] Today, an annual award named in his honour is given by the Institute on Governance to the best essay by a Parliamentary intern.[citation needed
]
Hales chaired the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts from 1966 to 1974, following the tradition that such a chair be a member of the
Official Opposition.[citation needed
]
Electoral record
Wellington South
| 1953 Canadian federal election: Wellington South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Henry Alfred Hosking | 9,275 | 45.4 | -1.9 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alfred Hales | 8,722 | 42.7 | 7.1 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Thomas L. Withers | 2,431 | 11.9 | -5.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 20,428 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Wellington South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alfred Hales | 11,632 | 54.6 | 11.9 | ||||
| Liberal | David Tolton | 6,090 | 28.6 | -16.8 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Thomas L. Withers | 3,573 | 16.8 | 4.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 21,295 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election: Wellington South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alfred Hales | 15,160 | 59.4 | 4.8 | ||||
| Liberal | James B. Keating | 8,194 | 32.1 | 2.5 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred J. White | 2,186 | 8.5 | -7.3 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 25,540 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election: Wellington South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alfred Hales | 11,345 | 42.0 | -17.4 | ||||
| Liberal | Roy McVittie | 8,508 | 31.5 | -0.6 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Paul Harney | 6,989 | 25.9 | 17.4 | ||||
| Social Credit | Reginald Youd | 174 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 27,016 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election: Wellington South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alfred Hales | 11,350 | 39.7 | -2.3 | ||||
| Liberal | Ralph Dent | 10,713 | 37.5 | 6.0 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Paul Harney | 6,391 | 22.3 | -3.6 | ||||
| Social Credit | Reginald Youd | 150 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,604 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election: Wellington South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alfred Hales | 11,264 | 38.8 | -0.9 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Paul Harney | 9,190 | 31.6 | 7.3 | ||||
| Liberal | Donald E. McFadzen | 8,595 | 29.6 | -7.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,049 | 100.0 | ||||||
Wellington
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alfred Dryden HALES | 13,496 | 44.5 | |||||
| Liberal | Ralph DENT | 11,842 | 39.0 | |||||
| New Democratic | Phil LANTHIER | 5,012 | 16.5 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 30,350 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alfred Dryden HALES | 20,730 | 53.1 | +8.6 | ||||
| Liberal | Jake SLINGER | 11,022 | 28.2 | -10.8 | ||||
| New Democratic | Margaret MCCREADY | 7,050 | 18.1 | +1.6 | ||||
| Communist | Gareth BLYTHE | 174 | 0.4 | +0.4 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Terry THERIAULT | 67 | 0.2 | +0.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 39,043 | 100.0 | ||||||
Archives
There are Alfred Hales fonds at Library and Archives Canada[4] and the Guelph Public Library.[3]
References
- ^ a b "The Late Mr. Alfred Hales". Hansard. Parliament of Canada. 16 March 1998. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ "Alf Hales, 1931". Artefacts Canada. Department of Canadian Heritage. Retrieved 5 August 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Alf Hales fonds". Guelph Public Library. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ "Alfred Dryden Hales fonds". Retrieved 18 September 2020.
External links
- Alfred Hales – Parliament of Canada biography
- Richards, N.R. (Rick) (4 April 1990). "Alumni-in-Action Oral History: Alfred Dryden Hales, OAC '34". University of Guelph. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2008.