Robert Howie

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 byJ. Chester MacRae
Succeeded byBud Bird
Personal details
Born(1929-10-02)October 2, 1929
Fredericton, New Brunswick
DiedNovember 25, 2017(2017-11-25) (aged 88)
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Canada
Alma materUniversity of New Brunswick

Career

Howie 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

Howie 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

1984 Canadian federal election: Fredericton
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Howie25,19058.85+11.15
LiberalLoretta Washburn9,87323.06-13.90
New DemocraticAllan Sharp7,36617.21+2.66
IndependentHarry Marshall3770.88+0.34
Total valid votes 42,806100.00
1980 Canadian federal election: Fredericton
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Howie18,24647.70-7.35
LiberalDan Hurley14,13836.96+7.02
New DemocraticPhillip Booker5,56714.55+0.19
IndependentHarry Marshall2050.54-0.11
LibertarianJay Nauss950.25Ø
Total valid votes 38,251 100.00
1979 Canadian federal election: Fredericton
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Howie21,72255.05+4.78
LiberalPete Mockler11,81529.94-10.32
New DemocraticPhillip Booker5,66514.36+4.90
IndependentHarry Marshall2580.65Ø
Total valid votes 39,460100.00
1974 Canadian federal election: Fredericton
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Howie17,67350.27-2.70
LiberalJohn McNair14,15340.26+2.97
New DemocraticKevin White3,3279.46-0.27
Total valid votes 35,153100.00
1972 Canadian federal election: Fredericton
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Howie20,36252.97-2.42
LiberalRay Dixon14,33537.29-4.05
New DemocraticBeverley Wallace3,7419.73+6.46
Total valid votes 38,438100.00

Personal life

Howie and his wife Nancy had four children.[2] He died in 2017 at the age of 88.[3]

References

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