Edward Blackadder
Edward Blackadder | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Halifax | |
| In office 1921–1922 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Francis Martin |
| Succeeded by | Robert Emmett Finn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 18, 1874 Halifax, Nova Scotia[1] |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | lecturer, physician, professor |
Edward Blackadder (April 18, 1874 in
Canadian politician, lecturer, physician and professor in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1921 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Halifax
.
He was the son of William Blackadder and May Henderson and was educated at
Halifax. He was a professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Dalhousie University from 1908 to 1920. Blackadder was also an editorial writer for the Acadian Recorder in Halifax from 1907 to 1922[1] and published a book of sonnets in 1895.[2] Before being elected, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1911
election. Blackadder died in office having served just 321 days.
Electoral history
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Edward Blackadder | 16,157 | 26.70 | 
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| Liberal | Alexander Kenneth Maclean | 15,892 | 26.27 |
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| Conservative | Hector McInnes | 11,016 | 18.21 | |||||
| Conservative | James Wilfred Doyle | 9,537 | 15.76 | |||||
Labour |
Arthur Charles Hawkins | 4,141 | 6.84 | |||||
Labour |
Joseph Sylvester Wallace | 3,763 | 6.22 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 60,506 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Halifax (1867- )". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. Two members were elected from the district. | ||||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | Robert Borden | 7,040 | 25.46 |
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| Liberal | Alexander Kenneth Maclean | 6,946 | 25.12 |
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| Liberal | Edward Blackadder | 6,879 | 24.88 | |||||
| Conservative | Adam Brown Crosby | 6,787 | 24.54 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 27,652 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Halifax (1867- )". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. Two members were elected from the district. | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ Blackadder, Edward (2013). Poems: Sonnets, Lyrics, and Miscellaneous. Forgotten Books.
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