Gordon Benjamin Isnor (10 May 1885 – 17 March 1973) was a Canadian merchant and parliamentarian.

The Hon.
Gordon Benjamin Isnor
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
In office
1928–1935
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Halifax
In office
1935–1950
Serving with Robert Emmett Finn (1935–1940)
William Chisholm Macdonald (1940-1947)
John Dickey (1947-1950)
Preceded byFelix Patrick Quinn
William Anderson Black
Succeeded bySamuel Rosborough Balcom
Senator for Halifax-Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
In office
1950–1973
Appointed byLouis St. Laurent
Personal details
Born(1885-05-10)10 May 1885
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Died17 March 1973(1973-03-17) (aged 87)
Political partyLiberal
CommitteesChair, Special Committee on War Expenditures and Economies (1946)
Chair, Standing Committee on Tourist Traffic (1955-1965)

A Liberal, he was elected four consecutive times to the House of Commons of Canada as the Member of Parliament representing the Nova Scotia electoral district of Halifax. He was first elected in the Canadian federal election of 1935, and was re-elected in 1940, 1945, and 1949.[1]

On 28 July 1955, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the recommendation of Louis St-Laurent, and represented the senatorial division of Halifax-Dartmouth until his death.[1]

Outside of his political life, Isnor was a successful Halifax businessman and operated a chain of clothing stores bearing his name in Nova Scotia. A street in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia was named after him, as well a senior citizens home in Halifax, the Gordon B. Isnor Manor.[2]

Electoral record

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1949 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Gordon Benjamin Isnor 33,401 29.33  Y
Liberal John Horace Dickey 31,627 27.77  Y
Progressive Conservative Joseph Patrick Connolly 18,826 16.53  
Progressive Conservative Frederick William Bissett 18,223 16.00  
Co-operative Commonwealth Hyacinth Lawrence MacIntosh 6,018 5.28  
Co-operative Commonwealth Lloyd R. Shaw 5,777 5.07  
Total valid votes 113,872 100.00
1945 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Gordon Benjamin Isnor 26,407 25.15  Y
Liberal William Chisholm MacDonald 23,616 22.49  Y
Progressive Conservative Henry P. MacKeen 18,182 17.31  
Progressive Conservative Gerald Dwyer 18,037 17.18  
Co-operative Commonwealth Lloyd R. Shaw 8,937 8.51  
Co-operative Commonwealth R. Leo Rooney 8,783 8.36  
Labor–Progressive R. Charles Murray 560 0.53  
Independent O.R. Regan 488 0.46  
Total valid votes 105,010 100.00
1940 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal William Chisholm MacDonald 22,089 24.94  Y
Liberal Gordon Benjamin Isnor 19,398 21.90  Y
National Government Richard A. Donahoe 18,197 20.54  
National Government Charles B. Smith 18,114 20.45  
Independent Liberal Robert Emmett Finn 9,217 10.41  
Co-operative Commonwealth Helgi I.S. Borgford 1,561 1.76  
Total valid votes 88,576 100.00
1935 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Gordon Benjamin Isnor 24,158 28.18  Y
Liberal Robert Emmett Finn 23,312 27.19  Y
Conservative Robert D. Guilford 13,624 15.89  
Conservative Louis A. Gastonguay 13,250 15.45  
Reconstruction John Furlong 6,307 7.36  
Reconstruction John Joseph Power 5,091 5.94  
Total valid votes 85,742 100.00

References

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  1. ^ a b Gordon Benjamin Isnor – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ "Gordon B. Isnor seniors suffering in hot weather". CBC News. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2018.