Frederick Davis Shaw
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Frederick Davis Shaw was a long serving Canadian federal politician.
Shaw first ran for the Canadian House of Commons
in the 1940 federal election
. He ran as a Social Credit
candidate in the Red Deer
electoral district. Shaw would win a hotly contested 4 way race to earn his first term in office. He would be re-elected in the 1945 federal election
easily defeating 4 other candidates. Shaw would run for his third term in office in the 1949 federal election
winning over 10,000 votes and retaining his district in a landslide.
Shaw would win his 4th term in office with another substantial but reduced plurality defeating 4 other candidates in the 1953 federal election
. He would win his last term in office defeating Progressive Conservative
candidate Harris Rogers
in a landslide in the 1957 federal election
. Parliament was dissolved a year later forcing another federal election in 1958
, in which Rogers and Shaw faced each other again, this time with Harris defeating Shaw.
After his electoral defeat from office, Shaw moved to British Columbia
. He attempted twice more to win another seat in by running as the Social Credit candidate in the 1962 federal election
and a year later in the 1963 federal election
. Both times he ran in the Okanagan Boundary
electoral district against incumbent Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament David Vaughan Pugh
and was defeated. 'Jack' as he was known, was married to Eva. They had 3 sons, Douglas, Donald and Frederick Jr. and a daughter Patricia born on Queen Elizabeth's Coronation, June 2nd, 1953.
Shaw first ran for the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in the 1940 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1940
The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history. It was held March 26, 1940 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 19th Parliament of Canada...
. He ran as a Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
candidate in the Red Deer
Red Deer (electoral district)
Red Deer is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1908.-History:This riding was created in 1907 from Calgary and Strathcona ridings. At the time this was an overwhelmingly rural riding with only the then small town of Red...
electoral district. Shaw would win a hotly contested 4 way race to earn his first term in office. He would be re-elected in the 1945 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1945
The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th general election in Canadian history. It was held June 11, 1945 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 20th Parliament of Canada...
easily defeating 4 other candidates. Shaw would run for his third term in office in the 1949 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1949
The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...
winning over 10,000 votes and retaining his district in a landslide.
Shaw would win his 4th term in office with another substantial but reduced plurality defeating 4 other candidates in the 1953 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1953
The Canadian federal election of 1953 was held on August 10 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St...
. He would win his last term in office defeating Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
candidate Harris Rogers
Harris George Rogers
Major Harris George Rogers was a farmer and a soldier in both World War I and World War II and served as a Canadian federal politician from 1958 to 1962.-Military career:...
in a landslide in the 1957 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1957
The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...
. Parliament was dissolved a year later forcing another federal election in 1958
Canadian federal election, 1957
The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...
, in which Rogers and Shaw faced each other again, this time with Harris defeating Shaw.
After his electoral defeat from office, Shaw moved to British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He attempted twice more to win another seat in by running as the Social Credit candidate in the 1962 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1962
The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...
and a year later in the 1963 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1963
The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.-Overview:During the Tories' last year in...
. Both times he ran in the Okanagan Boundary
Okanagan Boundary
Okanagan Boundary was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1979.This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Kamloops and Yale ridings....
electoral district against incumbent Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament David Vaughan Pugh
David Vaughan Pugh
David Vaughan Pugh was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Okotoks, Alberta and became a barrister and solicitor and insurance agent by career....
and was defeated. 'Jack' as he was known, was married to Eva. They had 3 sons, Douglas, Donald and Frederick Jr. and a daughter Patricia born on Queen Elizabeth's Coronation, June 2nd, 1953.