Samuel Rosborough Balcom
Samuel Rosborough Balcom (March 24, 1888 – May 4, 1981) was a Canadian politician, businessman and pharmacist. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a June 19, 1950 by-election as a Member of the Liberal Party representing the riding of Halifax, after Isnor was called to the Senate. He was re-elected in 1953 and defeated in 1957. Prior to his federal political experience, he was a commanding officer in medical stores during World War II between 1942 and 1942. Between 1944 and 1945, he was chief medical stores inspection officer in the Canadian Army.
Samuel Rosborough Balcom | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Halifax | |
| In office 1950–1953 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Benjamin Isnor |
| Succeeded by | Robert McCleave |
| In office 1953–1957 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1888 Port Dufferin, Nova Scotia |
| Died | May 4, 1981 (aged 93) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | Businessman pharmacist |
Electoral record
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert McCleave | 41,140 | 25.32 |  | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edmund L. Morris | 41,099 | 25.29 | | ||||
| Liberal | Samuel Rosborough Balcom | 38,504 | 23.70 | |||||
| Liberal | John Horace Dickey | 38,191 | 23.51 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Hyacinth Lawrence MacIntosh | 1,984 | 1.22 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd Carman Wilson | 1,562 | 0.96 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 162,480 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | John Horace Dickey | 34,587 | 27.82 | | ||||
| Liberal | Samuel Rosborough Balcom | 34,222 | 27.53 | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edmund L. Morris | 26,552 | 21.36 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick William Bissett | 24,112 | 19.39 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Hyacinth Lawrence MacIntosh | 2,731 | 2.20 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd Carman Wilson | 2,120 | 1.71 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 124,324 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 19 June 1950 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Samuel Rosborough Balcom | 24,665 | 57.07 | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Allen | 13,696 | 31.69 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | J.W.A. Nicholson | 4,861 | 11.25 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 43,222 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Called upon Gordon Isnor being called to the Senate, 2 May 1950 | ||||||||
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