Evan Eugene Fraser

Evan Eugene Fraser (March 15, 1865 – August 4, 1949) was an Ontario contractor and political figure. He represented the provincial riding of Welland in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1914 as a Conservative member; and the federal riding of Welland in the House of Commons of Canada from 1918 to 1921 as a Unionist member.^[1]^[2]

The son of Alexander Fraser and Phoebe Upper,^[3] he was born in Allanburg, Canada West in 1865.^[1] and was educated in Thorold. In 1887, Fraser married Susie Hardie.^[3]

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election: Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Manly German	11,195	52.9	+13.5
	Conservative	Evan Eugene Fraser	6,365	30.1	-15.9
	Progressive	Joseph Henry Staley	3,437	16.2
	Independent	Henry Speakman	156	0.7
Total valid votes			21,153	100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Government vote in 1917 election, and Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote.

v t e 1917 Canadian federal election: Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Government (Unionist)	Evan Eugene Fraser	5,378	46.0
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	William Manly German	4,616	39.5
	Labour	James Arthur Hughes	1,704	14.6
Total valid votes			11,698	100.0

References

^ ^a ^b Evan Eugene Fraser – Parliament of Canada biography
^ "Evan Eugene Fraser, MPP". ontla.on.ca. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
^ ^a ^b Chambers, E J (1908). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Work of General Reference for the Dominion of Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

External links

Evan Eugene Fraser – Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history

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[parlbio-1] Evan Eugene Fraser – Parliament of Canada biography

[2] "Evan Eugene Fraser, MPP". ontla.on.ca. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.

[parlgd-3] Chambers, E J (1908). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Work of General Reference for the Dominion of Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

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