Frank Philbrook
Frank A. Philbrook | |
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Member of Parliament for Halton | |
In office July 1974 – March 1979 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Toronto, Ontario | 9 November 1931
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | Oakville, Ontario |
Profession | physician |
Frank Arthur Philbrook (born 9 November 1931 in Toronto, Ontario) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He graduated from the University of Toronto as MD in 1958, and was a member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. He retired from medical practice in 2005.[1]
Before entering politics, he spent two years at a mission hospital in Kashmir and then four years as Medical Officer on a World Bank project in Pakistan. Upon returning to Canada, he became director of clinical research at Ortho-Pharmaceuticals Canada Ltd, before returning to private practice in 1973.
He was first elected at the Halton riding in the 1974 general election[2] and served in the 30th Canadian Parliament, but was defeated in the 1979 federal election by Otto Jelinek of the Progressive Conservative party.
Electoral record
Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Liberal | Frank Philbrook | 23,520 | 45.2 | +5.8 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Terry O'Connor | 21,609 | 41.5 | -2.2 | ||||
New Democratic | Archibald Brown | 6,887 | 13.2 | -3.6 | ||||
Total valid votes | 52,016 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Otto Jelinek | 28,850 | 53.3 | +11.7 | ||||
Liberal | Frank Philbrook | 17,169 | 31.7 | -13.5 | ||||
New Democratic | Doug Black | 7,838 | 14.5 | +1.2 | ||||
Libertarian | Karen Selick | 144 | 0.3 | |||||
Independent | Robert J. Ritchie | 130 | 0.2 | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Charles Shrybman | 23 | 0.0 | |||||
Total valid votes | 54,154 | 100.0 |
References
- ↑ "Philbrook, Frank Arthur CPSO#: 17057". College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "Election puts two more doctors in the House". CMA Journal, Vol. 111. Canadian Medical Association. 3 August 1974. p. 280. Retrieved 17 February 2013.