Robert H. MacQuarrie explained

Birth Name:Robert Hector MacQuarrie
Birth Date:10 January 1935
Birth Place:Edson, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Alberta, Canada
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Constituency:Yellowknife Centre
Term Start:1979
Term End:1987
Successor:Brian Lewis
Office2:Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
Term Start2:1979
Term End2:1987
Predecessor2:David Searle
Successor2:Donald Morton Stewart
Party:Non-partisan
Consensus government
Occupation:Educator

Robert Hector MacQuarrie (January 10, 1935 – October 20, 2021) was a politician and teacher from Northwest Territories, Canada.[1] [2]

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 one year. He resigned from his post as speaker because he wanted to participate in debates in the Legislature.

MacQuarrie 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, he played a significant role in the division of the Northwest Territories.

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Notes and References

  1. https://cabinradio.ca/77009/news/obituaries/bob-macquarrie-former-yellowknife-mla-passes-away-aged-86/ Bob MacQuarrie, former Yellowknife MLA, passes away aged 86
  2. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/stony-plain-ab/robert-macquarrie-10413529 Robert Hector MacQuarrie