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♂ Philip A. Gillies
aliasPhilip A. Gillies
Record
23056 · 11464

Gay (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 3 5
Birth 7 May 1954
Age 69 years + 11 months
First mandate 19 March 1981 → 43 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 26 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 36 years + 7 months ago (9 September 1987)
Special notes
Gillies came out after he left the legislature.
 
Philip A. Gillies (1954– ) 200x300
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — 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
Ontario 6 5 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊕ David J. Levac  m 
⊕ David E. Neumann  m 
 		 ⊖ Mitro (Mac) Makarchuk  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
 
Eligible: 44,311 Votes: 28,743 Participation: 64.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12046(F) — 5 Dec 2022 22:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
23
PC
 2/3 9,081 31.77% -4,295 Winner:
NDP
 13,376 46.79% Mitro (Mac) Makarchuk
Eligible: 47,887 Votes: 28,460 Participation: 59.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12172(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
PC
 1/3 12,847 45.35% +3,259 Loser:
NDP
 9,588 33.84% Mitro (Mac) Makarchuk

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 50,013 Votes: 32,442 Participation: 64.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12297(F) — 6 Jul 2023 14:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
PC
 1/3 13,444 41.65% +1,141 Loser:
NDP
 12,303 38.11% John Tubman
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 31
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 52,776 Votes: 36,354 Participation: 68.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5563(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
33
PC
 3/3 9,104 25.19% -5,815 Winner:
LIB
 14,919 41.29% David E. Neumann
Eligible: 99,564 Votes: 52,284 Participation: 52.51% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
41		 Ontario
12 June 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7660(F) — 2 Oct 2021 18:30 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
60
PC
 2/7 15,447 29.97% -3,949 Winner:
LIB
 19,396 37.63% David J. Levac

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Philip Andrew Gillies		 24 Nov 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Philip Andrew Gillies		 24 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Phil Gillies		 24 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Nov 2023 08:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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