Ernest Bakewell

Ernest Bakewell (1898[1]–1983[2]) was an English-born chemical engineer and political figure in British Columbia.

He represented Mackenzie in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1933 to 1937 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and then Social Constructive member.

He came to British Columbia around 1924, settling in Ocean Falls, where he worked for a pulp and paper company.

Bakewell left the CCF in 1936 to join Robert Connell's Social Constructives.

He worked for Combustion Engineering Superheater Ltd and finally as a Canadian liaison for a German-based high pressure piping manufacturer.