Robert H. MacQuarrie
| Robert H. MacQuarrie | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | |
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In office 1979–1987 |
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| Succeeded by | Brian Lewis |
| Constituency | Yellowknife Centre |
| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories | |
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In office 1979–1987 |
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| Preceded by | David Searle |
| Succeeded by | Donald Morton Stewart |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 10, 1935 Edson, Alberta |
| Political party | non-partisan consensus government |
| Occupation | educator |
Robert Hector MacQuarrie (born January 10, 1935) was a politician and teacher from Northwest Territories, Canada.
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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