Robert G. Clarke (born March 2, 1967) is a politician and career

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officer. He was the

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's candidate in

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (french: Desnethé—Missinippi—Rivière Churchill; formerly known as Churchill River) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Can ...

for the March 17, 2008 federal by-election in which he defeated Liberal candidate

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. A member of the Muskeg Lake First Nation, he grew up in

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, Slocan, and

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. At the time of his election to the House of Commons of Canada he had been a member of the

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for 18 years, all of which was spent in

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, and has attained the rank of sergeant. Clarke sponsored the

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Amendment and Replacement Act as a private members bill. The bill became law in December 2014. In the 2015 Canadian Election, Clarke finished third and was defeated by NDP candidate Georgina Jolibois by 1,190 votes.

Electoral record

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References

External links

Official Website
* 1967 births Living people First Nations politicians Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers People from Kitimat Indigenous Members of the House of Commons of Canada 21st-century Canadian politicians Cree people {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub