Austin Edwin Dewar

Austin Edwin Dewar (24 April 1912 – 15 December 1985) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Indian Head, Saskatchewan and became an insurance agent, contractor, farmer, grain merchant and hotelier by career.^[1]

Austin Edwin Dewar
Member of Parliament for Qu'Appelle
In office June 1949 – June 1953
Preceded by	Gladys Strum
Succeeded by	Henry Mang
Personal details
Born	(1912-04-24)24 April 1912 Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	15 December 1985(1985-12-15) (aged 73) Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Mildred N. Bjorndahl m. 29 June 1940[1]
Profession	agent, contractor, farmer, grain merchant, hotelier

He was first elected to Parliament at the Qu'Appelle riding in the 1949 general election. After serving in the 21st Canadian Parliament, Dewar did not seek another federal term in the 1953 election.

v t e 1949 Canadian federal election: Qu'Appelle
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Austin Edwin Dewar	9,017	44.7	+15.1
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Gladys Strum	7,629	37.8	+0.4
	Progressive Conservative	Rhys Graham Williams	3,519	17.5	-15.5
Total valid votes			20,165	100.0