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♂ Richard L. Black
aliasRichard L. Black
Record
5133 · 10253

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 1 2
Birth Unknown
   
First mandate 15 June 1886 → 137 years + 10 months ago
Death Unknown
 
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 3 11 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas R. Black  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Oxley  m 
 		 ⊖ George W. Forrest  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,282 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17854(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:31 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
?
LC
 2/5 2,064 49.84% +125 Loser:
LIB
 1,939 46.82% George W. Forrest

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,322 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17877(F) — 14 Sep 2023 21:32 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
?
LIB
 4/4 2,252 43.63% -463 Winner:
LC
 2,715 52.61% William Oxley

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Black, Richard L. (p. 16)		 14 Sep 2023

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