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Robert Howie (politician)

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J. Robert Howie
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for York-Sunbury
In office
1972–1988
Preceded byJ. Chester MacRae
Succeeded byBud Bird
Personal details
Born(1929-10-02)October 2, 1929
Fredericton, New Brunswick
DiedNovember 25, 2017(2017-11-25) (aged 88)
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Canada
Alma materUniversity of New Brunswick

J. Robert Howie, PC (October 2, 1929 – November 25, 2017) was a Canadian politician.

Career

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Howie was a native of Fredericton and graduated from the University of New Brunswick.[1] He served as a lawyer before his election to Parliament.[2]

Political career

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Howie was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1972 federal election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for York—Sunbury.[2]

After the Tories won a minority government in the 1979 federal election, Howie was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of State for Transport in the short-lived government of Prime Minister Joe Clark.[2] He returned to the Opposition as a result of the 1980 election that defeated the Tory government.

Howie returned to the government side of the House when the Brian Mulroney Tories won the 1984 federal election but was not invited into the Cabinet. He did not run in the 1988, and retired from politics.

Electoral history

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1984 Canadian federal election: Fredericton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Howie 25,190 58.85 +11.15
Liberal Loretta Washburn 9,873 23.06 -13.90
New Democratic Allan Sharp 7,366 17.21 +2.66
Independent Harry Marshall 377 0.88 +0.34
Total valid votes 42,806 100.00
1980 Canadian federal election: Fredericton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Howie 18,246 47.70 -7.35
Liberal Dan Hurley 14,138 36.96 +7.02
New Democratic Phillip Booker 5,567 14.55 +0.19
Independent Harry Marshall 205 0.54 -0.11
Libertarian Jay Nauss 95 0.25 Ø
Total valid votes 38,251 100.00
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1979 Canadian federal election: Fredericton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Howie 21,722 55.05 +4.78
Liberal Pete Mockler 11,815 29.94 -10.32
New Democratic Phillip Booker 5,665 14.36 +4.90
Independent Harry Marshall 258 0.65 Ø
Total valid votes 39,460 100.00
1974 Canadian federal election: Fredericton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Howie 17,673 50.27 -2.70
Liberal John McNair 14,153 40.26 +2.97
New Democratic Kevin White 3,327 9.46 -0.27
Total valid votes 35,153 100.00
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1972 Canadian federal election: Fredericton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Howie 20,362 52.97 -2.42
Liberal Ray Dixon 14,335 37.29 -4.05
New Democratic Beverley Wallace 3,741 9.73 +6.46
Total valid votes 38,438 100.00

Personal life

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Howie and his wife Nancy had four children.[2] He died in 2017 at the age of 88.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Howie fonds, Library and Archives Canada". July 20, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Staples, Michael. "N.B. man's death a loss for Canada: former PM He was re-elected on four consecutive occasions".
  3. ^ "Honorable J. Robert Howie PC QC". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
21st Ministry – Cabinet of Joe Clark
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
  Minister of State for Transport
1979-1980
 
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Fredericton
1972-1988
Succeeded by