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♀ Elizabeth Phinney
aliasBeth Phinney
Record
49519 · 1483

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 19 June 1938
Age 85 years + 11 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 18 years + 3 months ago (22 January 2006)
Special notes
None
 
Elizabeth (Beth) Phinney (1938– )
© Photo 2004 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 1 27

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Chris Charlton  f  (2 runoffs)
⊕ John Turmel  m 
 		 ⊖ Marion H. Dewar  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 65,045 Votes: 33,270 Participation: 51.15% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Ontario
20 July 1987
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10864(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 2/6 12,903 38.78% -1,532 Winner:
NDP
 14,435 43.39% Marion H. Dewar
Eligible: inc. Votes: 51,463 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3577(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/6 16,934 32.91% +73 Loser:
NDP
 16,861 32.76% Marion H. Dewar

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 66,960 Votes: 47,973 Participation: 71.64% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3280(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/6 27,221 57.30% +16,897 Loser:
REF
 10,324 21.73% Craig Chandler

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 73,135 Votes: 46,516 Participation: 63.60% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2979(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/6 21,128 45.81% +12,251 Loser:
PC
 8,877 19.25% John Smith

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 77,589 Votes: 44,522 Participation: 57.38% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2695(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/5 22,536 50.91% +12,915 Loser:
CA
 9,621 21.73% Mike Scott

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 87,418 Votes: 53,653 Participation: 61.38% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1096(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/5 18,548 34.81% +996 Loser:
NDP
 17,552 32.94% Chris Charlton

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 87,642 Votes: 58,954 Participation: 67.27% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 787(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
NDP
 21,970 37.43% Chris Charlton

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ms. Elizabeth (Beth) Phinney, M.P.		  8 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame Elizabeth (Beth) Phinney, députée		  8 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Beth Phinney		  8 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Apr 2024 22:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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