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Robert H MacQuarrie

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Succeeded by
  
Brian Lewis

Occupation
  
educator

Constituency
  
Yellowknife Centre

Name
  
Robert MacQuarrie

Preceded by
  
David Searle

Role
  
Politician


Born
  
January 10, 1935 (age 89) Edson, Alberta (
1935-01-10
)

Political party
  
non-partisanconsensus government

Succeeded by
  
Donald Morton Stewart

Robert Hector MacQuarrie (born January 10, 1935) was a politician and teacher from Northwest Territories, Canada.

Political career

MacQuarrie was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly for 1 year. He resigned from his post as speaker because he wanted to participate in debates in the Legislature.

Robert was re-elected in Yellowknife Centre in the 1983 Northwest Territories general election. As chairman of the Special Committee on Unity, and later as vice-chairman of the Western Constitutional Forum Robert played a significant role in the division of the Northwest Territories.

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Robert H. MacQuarrie Wikipedia
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