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	(1888-03-24)March 24, 1888 Port Dufferin, Nova Scotia
Died	May 4, 1981(1981-05-04) (aged 93)
Party	Liberal
Profession	Businessman pharmacist

Electoral record

1957 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Elected
	Progressive Conservative	Robert McCleave	41,140	25.32		Y
	Progressive Conservative	Edmund L. Morris	41,099	25.29	+3.94	Y
	Liberal	Samuel Rosborough Balcom	38,504	23.70	-3.83
	Liberal	John Horace Dickey	38,191	23.51	-4.32
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Hyacinth Lawrence MacIntosh	1,984	1.22	-0.98
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Lloyd Carman Wilson	1,562	0.96	-0.74
Total valid votes			162,480	99.64
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			590	0.36	+0.00
Turnout				≥75.21	+11.68
Eligible voters			108,414
	Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal		Swing		+9.00

1953 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Elected
	Liberal	John Horace Dickey	34,587	27.82	+0.05	Y
	Liberal	Samuel Rosborough Balcom	34,222	27.53	*	Y
	Progressive Conservative	Edmund L. Morris	26,552	21.36
	Progressive Conservative	Frederick William Bissett	24,112	19.39	+3.39
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Hyacinth Lawrence MacIntosh	2,731	2.20	-3.09
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Lloyd Carman Wilson	2,120	1.71
Total valid votes			124,324	99.64
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			449	0.36	+0.07
Turnout				≥63.52	+0.64
Eligible voters			98,208
	Liberal notional hold		Swing		-5.39

^ Individual swings calculated from 1949 election. Party swing calculated from 1950 by-election.

Canadian federal by-election, 19 June 1950
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Samuel Rosborough Balcom	24,665	57.07	Y
	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

External links

• Samuel Rosborough Balcom – Parliament of Canada biography