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♂ Willard L. Phelps
aliasWillard L. Phelps
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Yukon 4 1 5
Birth 23 October 1941
Age 82 years + 6 months
First mandate 7 October 1974 → 49 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 27 years + 7 months ago (29 September 1996)
Special notes
None
 
Willard L. Phelps (1941– ) 200x194
© Photo c.1985 Legislative Assembly, Yukon — 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
Yukon 12 0 20 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. YT 25
PC
 1 Premier 43 23 Mar 1985 — 12 May 1985 0 1 19
2. YT 26–27
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 43–49 13 May 1985 — 15 Jun 1991 6 1 2
3. YT 26–27
PC
 1 Party leader 43–49 14 May 1985 — 15 Jun 1991 6 1 1

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Donald W. Branigan  m 
⊕ Dave Keenan  m 
 		 ⊕ Samuel T. Johnston  m 
 
Eligible: 1,290 Votes: 866 Participation: 67.13% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
23		 Yukon
7 October 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30345(F) — 17 Jan 2023 18:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
IND
 1/3 439 51.05% +99 Loser:
IND
 340 39.53% Donald W. Branigan
After his election:
12 Jun 1975 33
IND
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,379 Votes: 914 Participation: 66.28% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
23		 Yukon
3 November 1975
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30356(F) — 17 Jan 2023 18:55 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
34		 Successor:
IND
 513 57.77% Walter F.W. Lengerke
Eligible: 1,136 Votes: 866 Participation: 76.23% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
26		 Yukon
13 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 27155(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:44 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
43
PC
 1/2 461 53.60% +62 Loser:
NDP
 399 46.40% Tom Burke

Service: 3 years 9 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,433 Votes: 1,163 Participation: 81.16% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
27		 Yukon
20 February 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 27173(F) — 28 Feb 2022 10:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
47
PC
 1/3 541 46.60% +33 Loser:
NDP
 508 43.76% Graham McDonald
After his election:
15 Jun 1991 49
PC
 →
IAP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 7 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 957 Votes: 719 Participation: 75.13% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
28		 Yukon
19 October 1992
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  YP  Minority
ID: 27194(F) — 28 Feb 2022 10:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
IND
 1/4 338 47.67% +104 Loser:
NDP
 234 33.00% Samuel T. Johnston
After his election:
20 Oct 1992 50
IND
 →
IAP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 995 Votes: 857 Participation: 86.13% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
29		 Yukon
30 September 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 27219(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:44 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
IND
 2/3 317 37.29% -167 Winner:
NDP
 484 56.94% Dave Keenan

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Willard Phelps		 04 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Willard Phelps		 04 Jan 2024
EN Yukon Legislature Speaks
Willard Phelps		 04 Jan 2024

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