Sybil Bennett

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Sybil Bennett
Member of Parliament for Halton
In office 1953 – 1956
Preceded by	Hughes Cleaver
Succeeded by	Charles Alexander Best
Born	February 7, 1904 St. George, Ontario
Died	November 12, 1956 Georgetown, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	lawyer

Sybil Bennett (February 7, 1904 - November 12, 1956) was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Halton in the House of Commons from 1953 until her death.

A member of the Progressive Conservative Party, Bennett first ran for election in the 1949 election, but was defeated by Liberal incumbent Hughes Cleaver. Cleaver did not run again in 1953, and Bennett successfully won the riding over new Liberal candidate Murray McPhail.

Along with Margaret Aitken, Ellen Fairclough and Ann Shipley, she was one of four women elected to the House of Commons in 1953, only the second election in Canadian history in which more than one woman was elected to Parliament.

Bennett died at her home on November 12, 1956, and was the first female MP in Canada ever to die in office. No by-election was held following her death; she was succeeded by Charles Alexander Best in the 1957 election.

[edit] External links

• Sybil Bennett's parliamentary history at parl.gc.ca

Persondata
NAME	Bennett, Sybil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 7, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. George, Ontario, Canada
DATE OF DEATH	November 12, 1956
PLACE OF DEATH	Georgetown, Ontario, Canada