Ernest Perley
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Ernest Edward Perley was a Liberal
then Conservative
then National Government member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was born in Maugerville, New Brunswick
and became a farmer.
Perley, the son of Senator William Dell Perley
, attended public and secondary schools at Wolseley
, then studied at Winnipeg's Wesley College.
He was a municipal councillor for Wolseley, Saskatchewan
, becoming the community's mayor in 1921 and 1922.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Qu'Appelle riding in the 1930 general election
with the Liberal party
after making an unsuccessful attempt to win a seat there as a Conservative party
candidate in 1921
.
However, in the 1935 election
, he switched back to the Conservatives and won re-election at Qu'Appelle. He was re-elected in 1940
when the Conservatives ran under the National Government banner. In the 1945 election
, Perley (whose party had adopted the name Progressive Conservative
) was defeated by Gladys Strum
of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
.
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
then Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
then National Government member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. He was born in Maugerville, New Brunswick
Maugerville, New Brunswick
Maugerville is a community in Sunbury County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. In 1759, members of the Perley Colony, land-seekers from present-day Maine, settled in the area...
and became a farmer.
Perley, the son of Senator William Dell Perley
William Dell Perley
William Dell Perley was a farmer and politician from western Canada.William has had an extensive political career, he ran at least twice for the Canadian House of Commons in Sunbury electoral district as a Conservative being defeated both times in 1878 and 1882 in hotly contested and very close...
, attended public and secondary schools at Wolseley
Wolseley, Saskatchewan
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, then studied at Winnipeg's Wesley College.
He was a municipal councillor for Wolseley, Saskatchewan
Wolseley, Saskatchewan
-External links:** Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan...
, becoming the community's mayor in 1921 and 1922.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Qu'Appelle riding in the 1930 general election
Canadian federal election, 1930
The Canadian federal election of 1930 was held on July 28, 1930 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Canada...
with the Liberal party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
after making an unsuccessful attempt to win a seat there as a Conservative party
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
candidate in 1921
Canadian federal election, 1921
The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Canada. The Union government that had governed Canada through the First World War was defeated, and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader...
.
However, in the 1935 election
Canadian federal election, 1935
The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's Conservative Party.The central...
, he switched back to the Conservatives and won re-election at Qu'Appelle. He was re-elected in 1940
Canadian federal election, 1940
The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history. It was held March 26, 1940 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 19th Parliament of Canada...
when the Conservatives ran under the National Government banner. In the 1945 election
Canadian federal election, 1945
The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th general election in Canadian history. It was held June 11, 1945 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 20th Parliament of Canada...
, Perley (whose party had adopted the name Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
) was defeated by Gladys Strum
Gladys Strum
Gladys Grace Mae Strum was a Canadian politician.Born in Gladstone, Manitoba, she moved to Saskatchewan when she was 16 to teach. She ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in 1938 and again in 1944...
of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
.