Hadley Brown Tremain

Hadley Brown Tremain's three-decade electoral journey reflects the ideological fluidity of early twentieth-century Canadian conservatism, moving from traditional party organization through wartime coalition politics before his electoral fortunes reversed. His substantial vote totals in 1940—more than triple his 1911 support—suggest growing personal popularity in an expanded electoral constituency, yet his defeat under the National Government banner indicates that voter preference had shifted decisively away from conservative variants by the Second World War era. Tremain's progression from local (Hants) to regional (Colchester–Hants) representation before his final loss underscores the vulnerability of establishment conservative candidates in the political realignment of the early 1940s.

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Election	Electoral District	Political Party	Votes	Elected
CAN (Sep 1911)	Hants	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada to 1942	2,191	Yes
CAN (Dec 1917)	Hants	Government (Unionist)	2,989	Yes
CAN (Mar 1940)	Colchester--Hants	National Government	10,044	No

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CAN (Sep 1911)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Hants	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada to 1942	2,191	Yes

CAN (Dec 1917)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Hants	Government (Unionist)	2,989	Yes

CAN (Mar 1940)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Colchester--Hants	National Government	10,044	No

Political Party	Candidacies
conservative party of canada/parti conservateur du canada to 1942	1
government (unionist)	1
national government	1

Hadley Brown Tremain

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CAN (Sep 1911)

CAN (Dec 1917)

CAN (Mar 1940)

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