Federal Politics
Prowse ran for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons for the first time in the 1962 federal election in the electoral district of Edmonton West as a candidate for the federal Liberals. He finished a close second out of four candidates losing to incumbent Marcel Lambert and finishing ahead of former Member of Parliament Orvis Kennedy.
The minority parliament was dissolved less than a year later precipitating the need for the 1963 federal election. Prowse ran for his second time in a near rerun of the first race. Both Lamber and Prowse increased their popular votes, but Prowse still finished a close second.
Prowse was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Lester Pearson in 1967 where he represented Edmonton until his death on September 27, 1976.
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