Edward Charles Whelan (August 6, 1919 December 11, 2007)[1] was a political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Regina City from 1960 to 1964, Regina North from 1964 to 1967 and Regina North West from 1967 to 1979 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as firstly a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation party member and then as a New Democratic Party member.

He was born in Amherstburg, Ontario,[1] the son of Charles Bernard Whelan and Frances Kelly,[2] and was educated in local schools and at the Toronto Technical School. Whelan took over the operation of the family farm following the death of his father. Later, he worked as a machinist in automobile plants in Windsor. Whelan moved to Saskatchewan in 1943 and took up farming there. In 1948, he married Pemrose Henry. Whelan served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Mineral Resources and as Minister of Consumer Affairs.[1]

With his wife, he published a book on the life of Tommy Douglas, Touched by Tommy.[3]

His brother Eugene served in the House of Commons,[4] and became a Cabinet minister and Senator.

Electoral record

Regina City (4 members)

1960 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthCharles Cromwell Williams23,425
Co-operative CommonwealthAllan Emrys Blakeney22,382
Co-operative CommonwealthMarjorie Alexandra Cooper22,205
Co-operative CommonwealthEdward Charles Whelan21,806
LiberalFrederick William Johnson16,662
LiberalLeslie Charles Sherman16,316
LiberalJames Gillis Collins15,578
LiberalMavis Jeanne Adams14,589
Progressive ConservativeJohn Leishman7,944
Social CreditHenry Austin Hunt7,652
Social CreditBert Louis Iannone7,206
Progressive ConservativeMurdoch Alexander MacPherson7,194
Social CreditG. Lindsay Bower7,103
Social CreditWilliam G. Gamlin7,058
Progressive ConservativeDonald Bowman6,358
Progressive ConservativeWalter Schmidt5,175
IndependentLeslie Hibbs698
IndependentHerbert Kenneth Cooper624
CommunistWilliam Charles Beeching315

Regina North

1964 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthEdward Charles Whelan4,72254.54
LiberalRon Atchison3,86744.67
CommunistNorman Brudy680.79
Total valid votes 8,657100.0

Regina North West

1967 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticEdward Charles Whelan5,36452.33
LiberalFrank Kleefeld3,72836.37
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Tkach1,0119.86
Social CreditH. Kenneth Cooper1471.44
Total valid votes 10,250100.0
1971 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticEdward Charles Whelan8,80564.27+11.94
LiberalDavid H. Sheard4,84835.39-0.98
CommunistFred J. Schofield480.34
Total valid votes 13,699100.0
1975 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticEdward Charles Whelan3,17442.13-22.14
LiberalDavid Bouchard2,33330.97-4.42
Progressive ConservativeBill Sveinson2,02726.90
Total valid votes 7,534100.0
1978 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticEdward Charles Whelan5,57554.87+12.74
Progressive ConservativePhilip Lundeen3,14230.93+4.03
LiberalJ. Culliton Poston1,44314.20-16.77
Total valid votes 10,160100.0

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hansard" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. March 10, 2008. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  2. Normandin, Pierre G (1963). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  3. Ed Whelan; Pemrose Whelan (1990). Touched By Tommy : Stories of Hope and Humour About Canada's Most Loved Political Leader, T.C. Douglas. Regina: Whelan Publications. p. 138. ISBN 0-9694622-0-4.
  4. "Whelan homestead moving to Heritage Village". Windsor Star. July 5, 2008. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-07.


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