Bernard Monroe "Barney" Stitt, (October 17, 1880 – March 21, 1942), was a Canadian politician.
Bernard Monroe Stitt | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Nelson | |
| In office 1930–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas William Bird |
| Succeeded by | riding abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 17, 1880 Spencerville, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 21, 1942 (aged 61) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Occupation | forest engineer |
| Website | |
He was born in Spencerville, Ontario. He moved to The Pas, Manitoba in 1909 and worked as a forest engineer. He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I and served in Europe.
Returning to The Pas after the war he served as mayor from 1921 to 1930 when he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1930 federal election representing Nelson for the Conservatives. He ran in the 1935 federal election in the redistributed riding of Churchill but was defeated by Liberal Thomas Crerar.
After leaving politics, he became a hotel owner.
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Churchill | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Thomas Crerar | 3,603 | 40.0 | |||||
| Conservative | Barney M. Stitt | 3,091 | 34.3 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alexander Stewart | 2,313 | 25.7 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 9,007 | 100.0 | ||||||
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