Rob Clarke
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Robert Clarke | |
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Assumed office March 31, 2008 |
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Preceded by | Gary Merasty |
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Political party | Conservative |
Occupation | RCMP officer |
Robert Clarke is a politician and career Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. He was the Conservative Party of Canada's candidate in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River for the March 17, 2008 federal by-election in which he defeated Liberal candidate Joan Beatty.
A member of the Muskeg Lake First Nation, he grew up in Quesnel, British Columbia. At the time of his election to the Canadian House of Commons he had been a member of the RCMP for 17 years, all of which have been spent in Saskatchewan, and has attained the rank of sergeant.
[edit] Electoral history
By-election on March 17, 2008: Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Conservative | Rob Clarke | 4,996 | 47.75% | +6.66% | ||
Liberal | Joan Beatty | 3,287 | 31.42% | -9.95% | ||
New Democrat | Brian Morin | 1,839 | 17.58% | +2.21% | ||
Green | Robin Orr | 340 | 3.25% | +1.09% |