Fred Wellington Bowen
Bowen, c. 1930
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Durham
In office
1921–1935
Preceded byNewton Rowell
Succeeded byWilbert Franklin Rickard
Personal details
BornMay 23, 1877
Newcastle, Ontario, Canada
DiedJuly 7, 1949
NationalityBritish subject
Political partyConservative Party
Occupationfarmer

Fred Wellington Bowen (May 23, 1877 in Newcastle, Ontario, Canada July 7, 1949) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1921 as a Member of the historical Conservative Party to represent the riding of Durham. He was re-elected in the elections of 1925, 1926, 1930 but defeated in 1935. Prior to his federal career, he was reeve and councillor of Clarke Township, Ontario.

Electoral record

1935 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
LiberalWilbert Frank Rickard6,64948.00+4.66
ConservativeFred Wellington Bowen6,17644.58-12.08
ReconstructionR. Rufus Choate Macknight5313.83
Co-operative CommonwealthRalph Sharpe Staples4973.59
1930 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
ConservativeFred Wellington Bowen6,82756.67+0.23
LiberalMontague John Holman5,22143.33
1926 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
ConservativeFred Wellington Bowen6,50856.43+2.82
Liberal–ProgressiveMelville Howden Staples5,02443.57
1925 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
ConservativeFred Wellington Bowen7,02053.61+12.71
LiberalCharles Vincent Massey6,07446.39+5.48
1921 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
ConservativeFred Wellington Bowen5,10640.90-39.93
ProgressiveThomas Albert Victor Reid3,93631.53
LiberalWilliam Thomas Roche Preston3,44127.57+8.40


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