Richard Hanson (Canadian politician)

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1940 Canadian federal election: Fredericton

The Honourable Richard Hanson PC KC
Leader of the Opposition
In office May 14, 1940 –January 1, 1943
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Government	Richard Hanson	10,352	51.10	+5.53
	Liberal	Peter J. Hughes	9,908	48.90	+2.05
Total valid votes			20,260	100.00

v t e 1935 Canadian federal election : Fredericton
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William George Clark	9,296	46.85	+15.92
	Conservative	Richard Hanson	9,042	45.57	-23.50
	Reconstruction	Errol MacDonald	1,506	7.59	Ø
Total valid votes			19,844	100.00

v t e 1930 Canadian federal election : Fredericton
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Hanson	10,166	69.07	+3.61
	Liberal	Fraser Winslow	4,552	30.93	-3.61
Total valid votes			14,718	100.00
Source: lop.parl.ca

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election : Fredericton
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Hanson	8,451	65.46	-7.46
	Liberal	Peter J. Hughes	4,459	34.54	+7.46
Total valid votes			12,910	100.00

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election : Fredericton
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Hanson	8,636	72.92	+19.97
	Liberal	Charles Robert Hawkins	3,207	27.08	-19.97
Total valid votes			11,843	100.00

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election : Fredericton
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Hanson	7,777	52.95	-0.62
	Liberal	William James Osborne	6,911	47.05	+0.62
Total valid votes			14,688	100.00

References

1. Prominent people of the Maritime Provinces (in business and professional life) 1922, p. 79.
2. "Two By-Elections Made No Change in Party Status". Brandon Daily Sun. Manitoba. 30 May 1921.
3. "I First Saw". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg. 26 November 1934.
4. "New Dominion Cabinet Ministers". Timmins Porcupine Advance. Ontario. 3 December 1934.
5. Reardon, Terry (6 October 2012). Winston Churchill and Mackenzie King: So Similar, So Different. Dundurn. p. 200. ISBN   9781459705906 . Retrieved 21 March 2020.
6. "Ex-House Leader R.B. Hanson Dies After Illness". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg. 14 July 1948.
7. "Richard Burpee Hanson Prize". unb.ca. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
8. "Richard Burpee Hanson fonds, Library and Archives Canada". 20 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

Bibliography

• Prominent people of the Maritime Provinces (in business and professional life). St. John, N.B., Canadian Publicity Co., J. [and] A. McMillan, Pr. 1922. p. 79 – via Internet Archive.
• Richard Hanson (Canadian politician) – Parliament of Canada biography

Party political offices
Preceded by Robert Manion	Leader of the Conservative Party 1940–1941 Interim	Succeeded by Arthur Meighen