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♂ Orson J. Phelps
aliasOrson J. Phelps
Record
49421 · 11764

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 1 4
Birth 23 February 1820 → 204 years + 2 months ago
Lived 77 years + 2 months
First mandate 27 February 1883 → 141 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 63 years
Death 13 May 1897 → 126 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 11 months after 4 June 1890
Special notes
None
 

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 7 2 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Thomas Long  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,271 Votes: 2,902 Participation: 55.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32926(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
59
LIB
 2/2 1,419 48.90% -64 Winner:
LC
 1,483 51.10% Thomas Long
Eligible: 5,213 Votes: 3,363 Participation: 64.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33014(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:38 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
63
LIB
 1/2 1,699 50.52% +35 Loser:
LC
 1,664 49.48% G. Moberly
After his election:
23 Nov 1883 63
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Ontario
14 December 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33121(F) — 21 Feb 2022 22:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,080 Votes: 2,549 Participation: 62.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33202(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/2 1,366 54.10% +207 Loser:
LC
 1,159 45.90% W. Harvey

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,516 Votes: 2,711 Participation: 60.03% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33294(F) — 31 Dec 2022 13:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
LIB
 1,559 57.72% Robert Paton

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Orson James Phelps		 15 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Orson James Phelps		 15 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Orson James Phelps		 15 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Oct 2023 14:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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