Percy Chapman Black
Canadian politician (1878–1961)
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Percy Chapman Black (11 January 1878 – 16 September 1961) was a Canadian politician, businessman and farmer. Black served in both the Canadian House of Commons and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.[1]
Percy Chapman Black | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cumberland | |
| In office 1940–1953 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Judson Cochrane |
| Succeeded by | Azel Randolph Lusby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1878 Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 16 September 1961 (aged 83) Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Party | National Government (1940–1945), Progressive Conservative Party (1945–1953) |
| Occupation | businessman, farmer |
Black was the son of J. Hiram Black and Mary Elizabeth "Libbie" Smith and was educated at Amherst College and Mount Allison University. In 1917, he married Jean F. MacDonald.[2] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1940 as a Member of the coalition National Government to represent the riding of Cumberland. He was a member of a Special Committee on Reconstruction and Re-establishment during the 19th Canadian parliament. He was re-elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1945 and again in 1949.
Prior to his federal political experience, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1925 as a Member of the Conservative Party of Nova Scotia to represent the electoral district of Cumberland County. He was appointed Nova Scotia's Minister of Highways.[1] He died in Amherst at the age of 83.[2]
Electoral record
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Cumberland | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| National Government | Percy Chapman Black | 8,073 | 46.03 | +2.33 | ||||
| Liberal | Kenneth Judson Cochrane | 8,061 | 45.97 | +2.26 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Guy Alton Demings | 1,403 | 8.00 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,537 | 99.10 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 160 | 0.90 | –0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,697 | 74.34 | –3.32 | |||||
| Eligible voters/turnout | 23,807 | |||||||
| National Government gain from Liberal | Swing | +24.15 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[3][4] | ||||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election: Cumberland | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Chapman Black | 9,121 | 46.89 | +0.86 | ||||
| Liberal | Archibald J. Mason | 6,522 | 33.53 | –12.43 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John James Crummey | 3,807 | 19.57 | +11.57 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 19,450 | 99.16 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 165 | 0.84 | –0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,615 | 78.18 | +3.84 | |||||
| Eligible voters/turnout | 25,090 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from National Government | Swing | +17.23 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[5][6] | ||||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election: Cumberland | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Chapman Black | 9,850 | 49.82 | +2.92 | ||||
| Liberal | Lawrence Martin Hanway | 8,718 | 44.09 | +10.56 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Douglas Haig MacBrien | 1,205 | 6.09 | –13.48 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 19,773 | 99.55 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 89 | 0.45 | –0.39 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,862 | 81.82 | +3.64 | |||||
| Eligible voters/turnout | 24,275 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +6.74 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[7][8] | ||||||||