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♂ George Black
aliasGeorge Black
Record
5108 · 6745

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 2 8
Birth 10 April 1873 → 151 years ago
Lived 92 years + 4 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 7 months
Death 23 August 1965 → 58 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 1 month after 26 June 1949
Special notes
None
 
George Black (1873–1965)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Martha L. Black (1866–1957) Spouse
 
Well that's interesting!
When the Conservative MP for Yukon suffered a nervous breakdown toward the end of the 17th Parliament, his wife Martha won his seat in the 1935 general election, making her the second woman elected to Parliament. She occupied the seat for only one term until George returned to it from 1940 to 1949.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 23 1 2

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 17
LC
 1 Speaker 57–61 28 Jul 1930 — 16 Jan 1935 4 5 19

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph A. Clarke  m 
⊖ Thomas A. McEwen  m 
 		 ⊖ Frederick T. Congdon  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James A. Simmons  m 
 
Eligible: 2,871 Votes: 2,514 Participation: 87.57% Candidacies: 4
Federal
11		 Yukon
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20994(F) — 23 Jan 2022 15:20 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
35
CONS
 2/4 726 29.45% -266 Winner:
LIB
 992 40.24% Frederick T. Congdon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,383 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Yukon
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21753(F) — 5 Jul 2023 18:42 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
NLCP
 1/3 707 51.12% +49 Loser:
LIB
 658 47.58% Frederick T. Congdon
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 48
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,621 Votes: 1,250 Participation: 77.11% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Yukon
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 22024(F) — 26 Jun 2023 14:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LC
 1/2 742 59.36% +234 Loser:
LIB
 508 40.64% Robert Lowe
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 53
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 1,621 Votes: 1,471 Participation: 90.75% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Yukon
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22281(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/2 823 55.95% +175 Loser:
LIB
 648 44.05% Frederick T. Congdon

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,719 Votes: 1,403 Participation: 81.62% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Yukon
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22555(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
 1/2 846 60.30% +289 Loser:
LIB
 557 39.70% William E. Thompson

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
ICON
 696 55.64% Martha L. Black
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
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
66
NATG
 1/2 915 53.57% +122 Loser:
LIB
 793 46.43% Charles Reid
After his election:
16 May 1940 67
NATG
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Dec 1942 69
NCP
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,445 Votes: 2,120 Participation: 61.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Yukon
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23363(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
72
PC
 1/3 849 40.05% +162 Loser:
LPP
 687 32.41% Thomas A. McEwen

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,064 Votes: 6,823 Participation: 75.28% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Yukon
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23624(F) — 4 Mar 2023 17:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
76		 Successor:
LIB
 3,284 48.96% James A. Simmons
Eligible: 5,028 Votes: 3,818 Participation: 75.93% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Yukon
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23741(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
80
PC
 3/3 590 15.67% -1,586 Winner:
LIB
 2,176 57.81% James A. Simmons

Online biographical references (5)

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 Canadian Encyclopedia
George Black		 29 Feb 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Black, George		 29 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. George Black, P.C., K.C., M.P.		 29 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. George Black, C.P., C.R., député		 29 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Black (Canadian politician)		 29 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
George Black (homme politique canadien)		 29 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Feb 2024 22:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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