Felix Patrick Quinn
Member of Parliament
for Halifax
In office
January 1926  July 1935
Preceded byRobert Emmett Finn
Succeeded byRobert Emmett Finn
Gordon Benjamin Isnor
Member of the Senate of Canada
In office
July 1935  March 1961
Personal details
Born(1874-11-02)2 November 1874
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died28 March 1961(1961-03-28) (aged 86)
Political partyConservative
Professionindustrialist

Felix Patrick Quinn (2 November 1874 28 March 1961) was a Canadian industrialist and parliamentarian.

A Conservative, he served three terms in the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of Parliament representing the Nova Scotia electoral district of Halifax.

He was first elected in the Canadian federal election of 1925 and was re-elected in 1926 and 1930.

Quinn was appointed to the Senate of Canada on 20 July 1935 on the recommendation of R.B. Bennett. He represented the senatorial division of Bedford-Halifax until his death at the age of 86.

Electoral record

1930 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
ConservativeWilliam Anderson Black21,61126.51Green tickY
ConservativeFelix Patrick Quinn21,28026.11Green tickY
LiberalPeter R. Jack19,43923.85 
LiberalEdward Joseph Cragg19,18523.54 
Total valid votes 81,515 100.00
1926 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
ConservativeWilliam Anderson Black17,91128.33Green tickY
ConservativeFelix Patrick Quinn17,17127.16Green tickY
LiberalJames Layton Ralston14,13922.36 
LiberalJohn Murphy14,00722.15 
Total valid votes 63,228 100.00
1925 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
ConservativeWilliam Anderson Black18,79632.29Green tickY
ConservativeFelix Patrick Quinn17,99630.91Green tickY
LiberalGordon Ross Marshall10,81518.58 
LiberalRobert Emmett Finn10,60918.22 
Total valid votes 58,216 100.00


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