Robert Corbett (Canadian politician)

Robert Alfred Corbett (born 14 December 1938) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1978 to 1993. His background was in business.

The Honourable Robert Alfred Corbett BBA
Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal
In office 1978–1993
Preceded by	Gordon Fairweather
Succeeded by	Paul Zed
Personal details
Born	(1938-12-14) 14 December 1938 Saint John, New Brunswick
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Janet
Profession	Businessman

Corbett was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, was the son of James Ross Corbett and Helen Elma Yeamans. In 1971, he married Laverne Dorothea Stewart. Corbett represented Queens South in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 to 1978.

He was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election on 16 October 1978 at the Fundy—Royal electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served consecutive terms in the 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments until his defeat in the 1993 federal election at the hands of the Liberal Party's Paul Zed.

Electoral history

1993 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Paul Zed	21,677	46.37	+10.10
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Corbett	13,282	28.41	−18.29
	Reform	Dan McKiel	8,288	17.73
	New Democratic	Mark Connell	2,244	4.80	−6.17
	Independent	Colby Fraser	1,258	2.69	−3.37
Total valid votes			46,749	100.00

Independent candidate Colby Fraser's change is based on his 1988 result running as a Confederation of Regions candidate.

1988 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Corbett	21,129	46.70	−9.88
	Liberal	Eldon Hunter	16,411	36.27	+11.30
	New Democratic	Rosemarie McNairn	4,965	10.97	−7.48
	Confederation of Regions	Colby Fraser	2742	6.06
Total valid votes			45,247	100.00

1984 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Corbett	26,021	56.58	+15.74
	Liberal	Donna Spalding	11,482	24.97	−11.96
	New Democratic	Kay Bedell	8,487	18.45	−2.61
Total valid votes			45,990	100.00

1980 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Corbett	16,805	40.84	−6.44
	Liberal	Joseph A. Day	15,197	36.93	+3.35
	New Democratic	George Little	8,668	21.06	+1.92
	Independent	Albert Brown	335	0.81
	Independent	Kevin Murphy	145	0.35
Total valid votes			41,150	100.00
Source: Canadian Elections Database

1979 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Corbett	19,135	47.28	−5.22
	Liberal	Joseph A. Day	13,589	33.58	−3.51
	New Democratic	Bruce E. Halpin	7,746	19.14	+8.73
Total valid votes			40,470	100.00

Canadian federal by-election, 16 October 1978: Fundy Royal
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
On Gordon Fairweather's resignation, 1 September 1977
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Corbett	17,327	52.50	+9.15
	Liberal	Joseph A. Day	12,241	37.09	+2.60
	New Democratic	Bruce E. Halpin	3,434	10.41	-3.38
Total valid votes			33,002	100.00

External links

• Robert Corbett (Canadian politician) – Parliament of Canada biography