J. Robert Howie, PC (October 2, 1929 – November 25, 2017) was a Canadian politician.
J. Robert Howie | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for York-Sunbury | |
| In office 1972–1988 | |
| Preceded by | J. Chester MacRae |
| Succeeded by | Bud Bird |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1929 Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Died | November 25, 2017 (aged 88) Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada |
| Alma mater | University of New Brunswick |
Career
editHowie 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
editHowie 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
edit| 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
editHowie and his wife Nancy had four children.[2] He died in 2017 at the age of 88.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Robert Howie fonds, Library and Archives Canada". July 20, 2017.
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Honorable J. Robert Howie PC QC". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.