Owen Jones (politician)

Owen Jones
Member of Parliament for Yale
In office May 1948 – August 1953
Preceded by	Grote Stirling
Succeeded by	riding abolished
Member of Parliament for Okanagan Boundary
In office August 1953 – June 1957
Preceded by	riding created
Succeeded by	Frank Christian
Personal details
Born	Owen Lewis Jones 6 February 1889(1889-02-06) Newborough, Anglesey, Wales
Died	5 November 1964(1964-11-05) (aged 74)
Political party	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Profession	merchant

Owen Lewis Jones (6 February 1890 – 5 November 1964) was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Newborough, Anglesey, Wales. Before election to Parliament, he was an owner and operator of furniture stores in the Kelowna and Penticton region of British Columbia. He was also a municipal councillor and mayor of Kelowna, British Columbia.^[1]

After two unsuccessful attempts to win the Yale riding in the 1940 and 1945 elections, he won a by-election there on 31 May 1948 which was called when incumbent member Grote Stirling resigned due to poor health.^[1]

Jones was re-elected at Yale in 1949 then following a change in electoral district boundaries, he won re-election at the Okanagan Boundary riding in 1953. Jones was defeated by Frank Christian of the Social Credit party in the 1957 election. Jones made two further attempts to win back the Okanagan Boundary seat in 1958 and 1962 but was defeated on those occasions by David Vaughan Pugh of the Progressive Conservative party.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} The Canadian Press (31 May 1948). "Campaign Over, Yale Electors Will Vote Today". The Globe and Mail. p. 1. 

External links

• Owen Jones - Parliament of Canada biography

Persondata
Name	Jones, Owen Lewis
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	6 February 1890
Place of birth	Newborough, Anglesey, Wales
Date of death	5 November 1964
Place of death