Edward LeRoy Bowerman (June 2, 1892 – February 17, 1977) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1945 Canadian federal election as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation for the electoral district of Prince Albert by defeating William Lyon Mackenzie King, then the Prime Minister of Canada, in a huge upset, the last of four times that King was defeated in Canadian politics. After serving as an opposition member in the 20th Canadian Parliament, Bowerman lost his seat to Liberal challenger Francis Heselton Helme in 1949. In honor of Bowerman's service to the provincial government of Saskatchewan, the Parliament named a lake after him in the northern part of the province in 1972.

Edward LeRoy Bowerman
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Prince Albert
In office
1945–1949
Preceded byWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Succeeded byFrancis Heselton Helme
Personal details
Born(1892-06-02)June 2, 1892
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedFebruary 17, 1977(1977-02-17) (aged 84)
Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyCo-operative Commonwealth Federation
SpouseLaura Rosalee Anderson
ChildrenTed
Residence(s)Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupationfarmer

Bowerman's son, George Reginald Anderson (Ted) Bowerman, was an MLA for Shellbrook from 1967 to 1982 and member of Premier of Saskatchewan Allan Blakeney's cabinet from 1971 to 1982, holding various ministerial positions during the period. Ted was born on the family farm in Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, in 1930, and died in a car accident on December 20, 2007.

Electoral record

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1949 Canadian federal election: Prince Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Heselton Helme 8,916 48.2 +7.8
Co-operative Commonwealth Edward LeRoy Bowerman 7,341 39.6 -1.3
Progressive Conservative George Henry Whitter 2,258 12.2 -2.1
Total valid votes 18,515 100.0
1945 Canadian federal election: Prince Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Edward LeRoy Bowerman 7,928 40.99 +30.0  Y
Liberal William Lyon Mackenzie King 7,799 40.32 −5.6
Progressive Conservative Walter Hemming Nelson 2,768 14.31
Social Credit Joshua Norman Haldeman 847 4.38
Total valid votes 19,342 100.0
Source(s)
"Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1908-09-17 - 1988-09-30)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
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