King Hazen

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King Hazen
Member of Parliament
for
St. John—Albert
In office
March 1940 – June 1949
Preceded byAllan McAvity
Succeeded byDaniel Aloysius Riley
Personal details
Born
Douglas King Hazen

(1885-09-30)30 September 1885
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Died4 July 1974(1974-07-04) (aged 88)
Political partyNational Government
Progressive Conservative
Professionbarrister

King Hazen (30 September 1885 – 4 July 1974) was a Progressive Conservative party and National Government member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick and became a barrister by career.

He was first elected to Parliament under the

Conservative in 1935. He was re-elected in 1945 as a Progressive Conservative for another term then defeated in the 1949 election by Daniel Aloysius Riley of the Liberal party
.

Electoral record

1949 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Daniel Riley 18,691 48.9 +7.8
Progressive Conservative King Hazen 17,052 44.7 -2.1
Co-operative Commonwealth Raymond McAfee 2,445 6.4 -5.6
Total valid votes 38,188 100.0
1945 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative King Hazen 16,205 46.8 -3.5
Liberal David Lawrence MacLaren 14,248 41.1 -6.1
Co-operative Commonwealth William Arrowsmith 761 12.0 +9.5
Total valid votes 31,214 100.0
1940 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Government King Hazen 15,110 50.3 +13.4
Liberal Allan McAvity 14,197 47.2 -0.8
Co-operative Commonwealth James Fritch 761 2.5 +2.5
Total valid votes 30,068 100.0

Note: popular vote is compared to 1935 general election.

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