He represented Bracondale and then Humber in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1965 as a Liberal member until his defeat in the 1971 provincial election.
[3] He was up against a three-term Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario incumbent, Bev Lewis – the former five-term Reeve of the old Etobicoke Township.
[4] Ben narrowly defeated New Democratic Party of Ontario (NDP) candidate Kealey Cummings by 149 votes.
[4] In 1978, Ben ran again for Toronto City Council in Ward 4, approximately the southern portion of his old Bracondale constituency's boundaries.
[5] In the November council elections, he placed second to future Toronto mayor Art Eggleton, making him the junior alderman for the ward.