Halton Candidates Qualify in Milton Meeting
Three candidates filed certificates with $200 deposits at Milton Town Hall meeting. Sybil Bennett K.C., Hughes Cleaver M.P., and W. A. Shane spoke on Liberal Conservative and C C F platforms. Debates covered post offices, housing, social security, and rail plans with remarks directed at Col George Drew and government policies.
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Milton
Halton Widiriy
Sybil Bennett
KC Saree
Conservative
Hughes Cleaver
M.P
Burlington
W. A. Shane
Oakville
C.C
P. W. Cooke
Haleton
Cleaver
Bronte
Glen Williams
Campbellville
Col
George Drew
Canada
Voters set to choose Halton Liberal, PC, and CCF candidates
Polls open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. next Monday June 27 for Halton and Esquesing ridings with three candidates Hughes Cleaver M.P. Liberal, Mias Sybil Bennett K C, Progressive Conservative, and W A Shane for the CCF. Check polling locations in Georgetown divisions and wards and remember the franchise as a valued right.
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Halton
Hughes Cleaver M.P
Liberal
Mias Sybil Bennett
K.C
Progressive- Conservative Party
W. A. Shane
CCF
Georgetown voting divisions and turnout in upcoming election
Polling divisions map Georgetown town as six areas with specific streets for voting and the library or homes as polling places. About 2200 qualified voters are eligible with 2152 on the preliminary list plus official revisions.
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Georgetown
Esquesing
Eligible voters and political figures in federal race
Eligible voters include students studying away from home who may vote in their home municipality and single teachers. no double voting. Burlington lawyer Hughes Cleaver is the Liberal candidate in next Monday's federal election, with a long House of Commons record including wartime War Expenditure and Banking and Finance committees.
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Hughes Cleaver
Burlington
Halton
House of Commons
Cleaver
House
Ontario
Liberals
Snowe
Leas
Stan Hall
CGF
Cecil Millward
CCF
Gueas
Lakeshore resident W A Shane CCF candidate profile
W A Shane of Lakeshore, a native of Kingston district, who served four years on Bowmanville town council, is a CCF candidate. He has a background in radio broadcasting, worked as a radar technician with Western Electric during the war, and now runs a fruit and vegetable farm in Halton.
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Lakeshore
W. A. Shane
CCF
Western Electric
Halton
Bowmanville
Kingston
Do People Vote for Party or for Man in Halton
A 1945 comparative look at Halton voting shows voters often favor personality over party. Federally Hughes Cleaver won Liberal 6955 votes, Nicholson Conservative 6287, Browne CCF 1522. provincially Hall Conservative 6916 vs Pettit Liberal 5725, CCF 2806. Patterns suggest personal appeal influences turnout and cross-voting, with provincial weight rising in Ontario.
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Halton
Hughes’ Cleaver
Liberal
Allan Nicholson
CCF
Cleaver
Hall
Ontario
G. Atkins
Nichol (Browne
Gon Acton
Burlington
Georgetown
Milton
Oakville
Esqueling
Nassagawey
Nelson
Trafalgar
Election Voting Residence Rule Tight in British Act
The Election Act states electors must vote where they resided when writs were issued. Exceptions exist for a minister or schoolteacher who has taken another post since then, but most people are not granted this privilege.
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Bennett
Shane
Dale & Bennett
Peel County
P.C
Brampton
R. B. Bennett
Louis ST. Laurent
Rt. Hos
William L. Mackenzie King
Liberal Party
Mr. St. Laurent
Quebec
Wilfrid Laurier
Sybil Bennett, KC
Church Street
Main Street
Churchill Crescent
Vate ‘Gt Town Hall
John’ S Street
Library
C.N.R
Fred Brassley
Lsaac
George Drew Lending
Progressive Conservative Party
National Party
Maher
Maher Shoe Stores
Acton Park
Stukneys
Don Gordon
Art McGregor
Frank Deaville
Woodhouse & Hawkins
Acton Y’s
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