sentences:  Cunnington ran for the House of Commons of Canada in the Calgary West electoral district in a by-election held on January 28, 1939.He would replace former Prime Minister Richard Bennett as the representative for that district, by acclamation as the Liberal candidate withdrew.After his acclimation Cunnington moved his family to Ottawa, Ontario he took his seat in the House of Commons of Canada on January 25, 1940 the same day that parliament was dissolved.