Robert Lloyd George MacPhail, CM

Order of Canada

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 (March 22, 1920 – July 2, 1995) was a Canadian

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 politician and the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island

Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island

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Born in New Haven, Prince Edward Island, the son of Robert Archibald MacPhail and Catherine C. MacLean, he was first elected in a 1961 by-election

By-election

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 to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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 as the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party

Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party

The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...

 candidate in the district of 2nd Queens

2nd Queens

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. He was re-elected in 1962

Prince Edward Island general election, 1962

The Prince Edward Island general election, 1962 saw the incument Progressive Conservative government re-elected, with vote numbers nearly identical to the previous election but this resulted in three additional opposition Liberals being elected. This was also the last election in which...

, 1966

Prince Edward Island general election, 1966

The Prince Edward Island general election, 1966 was held on May 30, 1966.The election in the riding of 1st Kings was delayed until July 11, 1966 due to the death of Liberal Assemblyman and candidate William Acorn...

, 1970

Prince Edward Island general election, 1970

The Prince Edward Island general election, 1970 is notable if only because it is one of the more uneventful elections in the history of a province coloured with unique electoral events...

, 1974

Prince Edward Island general election, 1974

The Prince Edward Island general election, 1974 was the first election that the NDP contested as a provincial party on PEI. Not since the CCF in 1951 had there been a third party competing for votes on the island...

, 1978

Prince Edward Island general election, 1978

The Prince Edward Island general election, 1978 was one of the closest on record on PEI. The Liberal Party won its fourth consecutive election by a narrow majority....

, 1979

Prince Edward Island general election, 1979

The Prince Edward Island general election, 1979 saw the election of a new Progressive Conservative government, which was elected with a majority both of seats and votes. The PC were led by Angus MacLean. This also marks the only appearance of the Draft Beer Party. This was the only party to contest...

 and 1982

Prince Edward Island general election, 1982

The Prince Edward Island General Election, 1982 saw the re-election of the Progressive Conservative government , with a majority of seats and votes cast. It also marked a low point for the Island New Democrats, who captured 0.7% of the vote, the lowest since they started running candidates in 1974....

. He held many cabinet positions including: Minister of Industry and Natural Resources and of Tourism Development (1965–1966), Minister of Finance (1979–1981), Chairman of the Treasury Board (1979–1981), and Minister of Development (1979–1980). He was Lieutenant Governor from 1985 to 1990.

In 1994, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada

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