Alfred Hales

Alfred Dryden Hales (22 November 1909 22 February 1998) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Hales was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Guelph, Ontario and had careers as a butcher, meat cutter, farmer, manufacturer and merchant.

Alfred Dryden Hales
Member of Parliament
for Wellington South
In office
June 1957  June 1968
Member of Parliament
for Wellington
In office
June 1968  May 1974
Personal details
Born22 November 1909
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Died22 February 1998(1998-02-22) (aged 88)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Professionbutcher, meat cutter, farmer, manufacturer, merchant

Hales graduated with a Bachelor of Science in agriculture from the University of Toronto's Ontario Agricultural College in 1934.[1] He also played two seasons as middle wing for the Toronto Argonauts in 1934 and 1935.[2][3]

After an unsuccessful attempt to win the Wellington South riding in the 1953 federal election, Hales became a Guelph city councillor in 1955. He campaigned again for Parliament in the 1957 election. He was re-elected to consecutive terms at Wellington South, then from the 1968 election at Wellington. His Parliamentary career ended in May 1974 after he completed his term in the 29th Canadian Parliament, and Hales did not campaign in the 1974 election. He repeatedly introduced a Private Member's Bill to create the Parliamentary Internship Programme until this was approved in 1969.[1] Today, an annual award named in his honour is given by the Institute on Governance to the best essay by a Parliamentary intern.

Hales chaired the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts from 1966 to 1974, following the tradition that such a chair be a member of the Official Opposition.

Electoral record

Wellington South

1953 Canadian federal election: Wellington South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHenry Alfred Hosking9,27545.4-1.9
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Hales8,72242.77.1
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas L. Withers2,43111.9-5.2
Total valid votes 20,428100.0
1957 Canadian federal election: Wellington South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Hales11,63254.611.9
LiberalDavid Tolton6,09028.6-16.8
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas L. Withers3,57316.84.9
Total valid votes 21,295100.0
1958 Canadian federal election: Wellington South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Hales15,16059.44.8
LiberalJames B. Keating8,19432.12.5
Co-operative CommonwealthFred J. White2,1868.5-7.3
Total valid votes 25,540100.0
1962 Canadian federal election: Wellington South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Hales11,34542.0-17.4
LiberalRoy McVittie8,50831.5-0.6
New DemocraticJohn Paul Harney6,98925.917.4
Social CreditReginald Youd1740.60.6
Total valid votes 27,016100.0
1963 Canadian federal election: Wellington South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Hales11,35039.7-2.3
LiberalRalph Dent10,71337.56.0
New DemocraticJohn Paul Harney6,39122.3-3.6
Social CreditReginald Youd1500.5-0.1
Total valid votes 28,604100.0
1965 Canadian federal election: Wellington South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Hales11,26438.8-0.9
New DemocraticJohn Paul Harney9,19031.67.3
LiberalDonald E. McFadzen8,59529.6-7.9
Total valid votes 29,049100.0

Wellington

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Dryden HALES13,49644.5
LiberalRalph DENT11,84239.0
New DemocraticPhil LANTHIER5,01216.5
Total valid votes 30,350100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Dryden HALES20,73053.1+8.6
LiberalJake SLINGER11,02228.2-10.8
New DemocraticMargaret MCCREADY7,05018.1+1.6
CommunistGareth BLYTHE1740.4+0.4
Marxist–LeninistTerry THERIAULT670.2+0.2
Total valid votes 39,043100.0

Archives

There are Alfred Hales fonds at Library and Archives Canada[4] and the Guelph Public Library.[3]

References

  1. "The Late Mr. Alfred Hales". Hansard. Parliament of Canada. 16 March 1998. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  2. "Alf Hales, 1931". Artefacts Canada. Department of Canadian Heritage. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  3. "Alf Hales fonds". Guelph Public Library. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  4. "Alfred Dryden Hales fonds". Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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