Frank Philbrook

Frank Arthur Philbrook (9 November 1931 – 30 October 2017) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. 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 1993.^[1]

Frank Arthur Philbrook
Member of Parliament for Halton
In office July 1974 – March 1979
Personal details
Born	Frank Arthur Philbrook (1931-11-09)9 November 1931 Toronto, Ontario
Died	30 October 2017(2017-10-30) (aged 85) Oakville, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Mary Kathleen Hitchcox
Residence	Oakville, Ontario
Profession	physician

Philbrook was born in Toronto, Ontario. 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.^[2][3] Upon returning to Canada, he became director of clinical research at Ortho-Pharmaceuticals Canada Ltd, before returning to private practice in 1973.^[2]

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.^[4]

Electoral record

Halton

1974 Canadian federal election
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

1979 Canadian federal election
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

1. "Philbrook, Frank Arthur CPSO#: 17057". College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
2. "Election puts two more doctors in the House". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 111 (3): 280. 1974. PMC 1947675. PMID 20312552.
3. "Liberals choose Philbrook over Allen". The Acton Free Press. 22 May 1974. p. B1.
4. Taylor, Lori; Hannah, Maggie (23 May 1979). "Jelinek wins riding by 10,000 votes". The Georgetown Herald. p. 1.

External links

• Frank Philbrook – Parliament of Canada biography