Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Martha L. Black
aliasMartha L. Black
Record
5131 · 6550

1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 24 February 1866 → 158 years + 2 months ago
Lived 91 years + 8 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 69 years + 7 months
Death 31 October 1957 → 66 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 7 months after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
Martha L. Black (1866–1957)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
George Black (1873–1965) Spouse
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 5 10

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
None
 

 
Eligible: 1,805 Votes: 1,251 Participation: 69.31% Candidacies: 2
Federal
18
Yukon
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22827(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
69
ICON
1/2 696 55.64% +141 Loser:
LIB
555 44.36% John P. Smith

Service:
4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,097 Votes: 1,708 Participation: 81.45% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19
Yukon
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23103(F) — 5 Jul 2023 22:45 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
74
Successor:
NATG
915 53.57% George Black

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Murray Lundberg, Explore North: An Explorer's Guide to the North, From Tent to Drawing Room: George and Martha Louise Black
29 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Martha Louise Black, M.P.
29 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Martha Louise Black, députée
29 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Martha Black
29 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Martha Black
29 Feb 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Feb 2024 22:13 (but data presented dynamically)