Robert Henry Halbert
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Robert Henry Halbert was an agrarian activist and politician. He was president of the United Farmers of Ontario
from 1915 to 1918 and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
in a 1919 by-election as an independent candidate in Ontario North
. He was re-elected in the 1921 federal election
as a United Farmers of Ontario MP and subsequently joined the caucus of the Progressive Party of Canada
. He was defeated in the 1925 federal election
in Muskoka—Ontario
.
United Farmers of Ontario
The United Farmers of Ontario was a political party in Ontario, Canada. It was the Ontario provincial branch of the United Farmers movement of the early part of the 20th century.- Foundation and rise :...
from 1915 to 1918 and was elected to 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 a 1919 by-election as an independent candidate in Ontario North
Ontario North
Ontario North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867....
. He was re-elected in the 1921 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1921
The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Canada. The Union government that had governed Canada through the First World War was defeated, and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader...
as a United Farmers of Ontario MP and subsequently joined the caucus of the Progressive Party of Canada
Progressive Party of Canada
The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...
. He was defeated in the 1925 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1925
The Canadian federal election of 1925 was held on October 29 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party formed a minority government. This precipitated the "King-Byng Affair".The Liberals under...
in Muskoka—Ontario
Muskoka—Ontario
Muskoka—Ontario was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1949. It was located in the province of Ontario...
.