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♂ Albert DeBurgo McPhillips
aliasBurke McPhillips
Record
42569 · 7647

∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
British Columbia 0 3 3
Total 3 3 6
Birth 18 January 1904 → 120 years + 3 months ago
Lived 67 years + 1 month
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 4 months
Death 11 March 1971 → 53 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 11 months after 7 April 1963
Special notes
None
 
Albert DeBurgo (Burke) McPhillips (1904–1971)
© Photo 1957 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Alexander E.B. Davie (1847–1889) Grandfather  
⊖ E. Davie Fulton (1916–2000) Cousin  
⊖ Albert E. McPhillips (1861–1938) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 9 24

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
10 documented challengers
⊖ Colin Cameron  m 
⊖ Laura E.M. Jamieson  f 
⊖ Daniel J. Proudfoot  m 
⊖ Gordon M. Sloan  m 
⊖ Gordon S. Wismer  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Francis T. Fairey  m 
⊖ Wallis W. LeFeaux  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Waldo M. Skillings  m 
⊖ James S. Taylor  m 
⊖ Rodney J. Young  m 
 
Eligible: 25,316 Votes: 28,461 Participation: 56.21% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
27 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29425(F) — 16 Sep 2023 07:44 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
29
ICON
 6/15 1,304 9.16% -5,419 Winner:
LIB
 6,723 47.24% Gordon S. Wismer
Eligible: 31,664 Votes: 42,098 Participation: 66.48% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29547(F) — 24 Jul 2023 20:44 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
37
CONS
 6/8 6,198 29.76% -1,173 Winner:
CFF
 7,371 35.39% Wallis W. LeFeaux
Eligible: 35,632 Votes: 25,794 Participation: 72.39% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29773(F) — 13 Aug 2022 12:23 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
48
PC
 3/5 4,608 19.72% -3,234 Winner:
LIB
 7,842 33.56% Daniel J. Proudfoot
Eligible: 51,401 Votes: 40,436 Participation: 78.67% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23992(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
PC
 1/4 17,981 44.66% +6,994 Loser:
LIB
 10,987 27.29% Francis T. Fairey

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 51,401 Votes: 40,848 Participation: 79.47% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24258(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/4 24,945 61.07% +16,239 Loser:
LIB
 8,706 21.31% William G. Ellis

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 39,746 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24535(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/4 14,333 36.06% +216 Loser:
LIB
 14,117 35.52% T. Foster Isherwood

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,460 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24799(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 15,040 34.61% David W. Groos

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Albert DeBurgo McPhillips, M.P.		 24 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Albert DeBurgo McPhillips, député		 24 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Albert McPhillips		 24 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Apr 2024 20:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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