Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Frank B. Black
aliasFrank B. Black
Record
5106 · 10593

1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 17%
 
Canada 0 1 1
New Brunswick 1 4 5
Total 1 5 6
Birth 28 February 1869 → 155 years + 2 months ago
Lived 76 years
First mandate 20 June 1912 → 111 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 3 months
Death 28 February 1945 → 79 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 5 days after 23 February 1917
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
Josiah Wood (1843–1927) Father-in-law
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 4 8 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
14 documented challengers
Arthur B. Copp  m  (5 runoffs)
Antoine J. Léger  m 
Fred Magee  m  (2 runoffs)
Olivier-Maximin Melanson  m  (4 runoffs)
Ambroise D. Richard  m 
Ernest A. Smith  m 
Francis J. Sweeney  m  (3 runoffs)
 
William F. Humphrey  m  (3 runoffs)
Clément M. Léger  m  (4 runoffs)
Patrick G. Mahoney  m  (4 runoffs)
Otto B. Price  m 
Clifford W. Robinson  m  (3 runoffs)
Frederick W. Sumner  m  (2 runoffs)
W. Woodbury Wells  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,971 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
30
New Brunswick
18 February 1899
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32179(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:36 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
29
CONS
5/8 3,986 49.87% -36 Winner:
LIB
4,022 50.32% W. Woodbury Wells
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,448 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
31
New Brunswick
28 February 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32206(F) — 16 Jun 2023 07:51 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
CONS
6/8 3,545 48.15% -404 Winner:
LIB
3,949 53.64% Clément M. Léger
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,860 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
32
New Brunswick
3 March 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32232(F) — 16 Jun 2023 07:51 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
39
CONS
6/8 3,892 47.38% -325 Winner:
LIB
4,217 51.33% Clément M. Léger
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,962 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
33
New Brunswick
20 June 1912
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32261(F) — 16 Jun 2023 07:51 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
43
CONS
1/8 3,550 54.69% +505 Loser:
LIB
3,045 46.91% Arthur B. Copp

Service:
4 years 8 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,894 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
34
New Brunswick
24 February 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32287(F) — 16 Jun 2023 07:51 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
CONS
6/8 2,980 46.03% -507 Winner:
LIB
3,487 53.86% Clément M. Léger
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,590 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
14
New Brunswick
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21572(F) — 23 Jan 2022 23:04 ET
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
52
NLCP
4/4 1 0.00% -12,645 Winner:
LIB
12,646 61.42% Arthur B. Copp

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Frank Bunting Black, Senator
16 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Frank Bunting Black, sénateur
16 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Frank Bunting Black
16 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Frank Bunting Black
16 Sep 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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