Percy Chapman Black

Percy Chapman Black
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cumberland
In office 1940–1953
Preceded by	Kenneth Judson Cochrane
Succeeded by	Azel Randolph Lusby
Personal details
Born	(1878-01-11)11 January 1878 Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	16 September 1961(1961-09-16) (aged 83) Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Party	National Government (1940–1945), Progressive Conservative Party (1945–1953)
Occupation	businessman, farmer

Percy Chapman Black (11 January 1878 – 16 September 1961) was a Canadian politician, businessman and farmer. Black served in both the Canadian House of Commons and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Black was the son of J. Hiram Black and Mary Elizabeth "Libbie" Smith and was educated at Amherst College and Mount Allison University. In 1917, he married Jean F. MacDonald. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1940 as a Member of the coalition National Government to represent the riding of Cumberland. He was a member of a Special Committee on Reconstruction and Re-establishment during the 19th Canadian parliament. He was re-elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1945 and again in 1949.

Prior to his federal political experience, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1925 as a Member of the Conservative Party of Nova Scotia to represent the electoral district of Cumberland County. He was appointed Nova Scotia's Minister of Highways. He died in Amherst at the age of 83.

Electoral record

1940 Canadian federal election: Cumberland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Government	Percy Chapman Black	8,073	46.03	+2.33
	Liberal	Kenneth Judson Cochrane	8,061	45.97	+2.26
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Guy Alton Demings	1,403	8.00	–
Total valid votes			17,537	99.10
Total rejected ballots			160	0.90	–0.08
Turnout			17,697	74.34	–3.32
Eligible voters/turnout			23,807
	National Government gain from Liberal		Swing		+24.15
Source: Library of Parliament

1945 Canadian federal election: Cumberland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Percy Chapman Black	9,121	46.89	+0.86
	Liberal	Archibald J. Mason	6,522	33.53	–12.43
	Co-operative Commonwealth	John James Crummey	3,807	19.57	+11.57
Total valid votes			19,450	99.16
Total rejected ballots			165	0.84	–0.06
Turnout			19,615	78.18	+3.84
Eligible voters/turnout			25,090
	Progressive Conservative gain from National Government		Swing		+17.23
Source: Library of Parliament

1949 Canadian federal election: Cumberland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Percy Chapman Black	9,850	49.82	+2.92
	Liberal	Lawrence Martin Hanway	8,718	44.09	+10.56
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Douglas Haig MacBrien	1,205	6.09	–13.48
Total valid votes			19,773	99.55
Total rejected ballots			89	0.45	–0.39
Turnout			19,862	81.82	+3.64
Eligible voters/turnout			24,275
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+6.74
Source: Library of Parliament