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♂ Orville H. Phillips
aliasOrville H. Phillips
Record
49488 · 5437

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 5 April 1924 → 100 years ago
Lived 85 years
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 2 months
Death 24 April 2009 → 15 years ago
Exit → Death 46 years + 2 months after 5 February 1963
Special notes
None
 
Orville H. Phillips (1924–2009)
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Phillips was the last senator appointed for life, but he chose to retire when he reached the age of 75 after serving 36 years. The Prog­res­sive Con­ser­va­tive from Prince Edward Island died ten years later.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 7 24

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ J. George MacKay  m 
 		 ⊖ John W. MacNaught  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 19,212 Votes: 16,465 Participation: 85.70% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Prince Edward Island
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24122(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
PC
 1/3 8,119 49.68% +234 Loser:
LIB
 7,885 48.25% John W. MacNaught

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,212 Votes: 17,295 Participation: 90.02% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Prince Edward Island
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24388(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
PC
 1/3 10,444 60.39% +3,808 Loser:
LIB
 6,636 38.37% John W. MacNaught

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,513 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Prince Edward Island
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24665(F) — 28 Jan 2022 17:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/4 9,133 49.33% +641 Loser:
LIB
 8,492 45.87% J. George MacKay
After his election:
5 Feb 1963 38
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,601 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
26		 Prince Edward Island
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24929(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
LIB
 8,967 50.95% John W. MacNaught

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Orville H. Phillips, M.P., Senator		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Orville H. Phillips, député, sénateur		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Orville Howard Phillips		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 00:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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