[PAR] [TLE] Peter Francis Martin [SEP] Peter Francis Martin (January 13, 1856 – May 2, 1935) was a contractor and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada.  He represented Halifax in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member.  Martin was elected by acclamation in the Khaki Election of 1917; in Halifax, the election was postponed after the Halifax Explosion and Martin's Liberal opponent withdrew in a show of post-explosion unity.  Martin replaced Prime Minister Robert Borden, who had run (and won) in Kings County.  Martin sat for Halifax division in the Senate of Canada from 1921 to 1935 as a Conservative. [PAR] [TLE] Halifax Explosion [SEP] The Halifax Explosion was a maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the morning of 6 December 1917.   , a French cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the Norwegian vessel  in the Narrows, a strait connecting the upper Halifax Harbour to Bedford Basin.  A fire on board the French ship ignited her cargo, causing a large explosion that devastated the Richmond district of Halifax.  Approximately 2,000 people were killed by blast, debris, fires and collapsed buildings, and an estimated 9,000 others were injured.  The blast was the largest man-made explosion prior to the development of nuclear weapons, releasing the equivalent energy of roughly 2.9 kilotons of TNT.
[PAR] [TLE] Peter Francis Martin [ SEP ] Peter Francis Martin ( January 13 , 1856 – May 2 , 1935 ) was a contractor and political figure in Nova Scotia , Canada . He represented Halifax in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member . Martin was elected by acclamation in the Khaki Election of 1917 ; in Halifax , the election was postponed after the Halifax Explosion and Martin 's Liberal opponent withdrew in a show of post - explosion unity . Martin replaced Prime Minister Robert Borden , who had run ( and won ) in Kings County . Martin sat for Halifax division in the Senate of Canada from 1921 to 1935 as a Conservative . [PAR] [TLE] Halifax Explosion [ SEP ] The Halifax Explosion was a maritime disaster in Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada , on the morning of 6 December 1917 . , a French cargo ship laden with high explosives , collided with the Norwegian vessel in the Narrows , a strait connecting the upper Halifax Harbour to Bedford Basin . A fire on board the French ship ignited her cargo , causing a large explosion that devastated the Richmond district of Halifax . Approximately 2,000 people were killed by blast , debris , fires and collapsed buildings , and an estimated 9,000 others were injured . The blast was the largest man - made explosion prior to the development of nuclear weapons , releasing the equivalent energy of roughly 2.9 kilotons of TNT .
In which strait did two cargo ships collide in an accident that postponed the election where Peter Francis Martin was elected by acclamation?
In which strait did two cargo ships collide in an accident that postponed the election where Peter Francis Martin was elected by acclamation ?
the Narrows
the Narrows