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- This article is the electoral history of R. B. Bennett, the eleventh Prime Minister of Canada. A Conservative, he served one term as prime minister (1930 to 1935). He won one general election (1930), defeating Prime Minister Mackenzie King. He in turn was defeated by King in the 1935 election. Bennett stood for election to the House of Commons of Canada eight times, winning six times (1911, 1925, 1926, 1930 (twice), and 1935) and losing twice (1900 and 1921). Bennett was elected leader of the Conservative Party in 1927, at the first leadership convention held by the Conservatives. Before entering federal politics, he was politically active in the North-West Territories. He was elected three times to the territorial Legislative Assembly, in two general elections and one by-election. Upon the formation of the Province of Alberta, he was the first leader of the provincial Conservative Party, unsuccessfully contesting the general election of 1905 and serving as Leader of the Opposition after the election of 1909. After retiring from Canadian politics, Bennett moved to England, where he was appointed to the House of Lords in the British Parliament. (en)
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- This article is the electoral history of R. B. Bennett, the eleventh Prime Minister of Canada. A Conservative, he served one term as prime minister (1930 to 1935). He won one general election (1930), defeating Prime Minister Mackenzie King. He in turn was defeated by King in the 1935 election. Bennett stood for election to the House of Commons of Canada eight times, winning six times (1911, 1925, 1926, 1930 (twice), and 1935) and losing twice (1900 and 1921). Bennett was elected leader of the Conservative Party in 1927, at the first leadership convention held by the Conservatives. (en)
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