Robert G. "Rob" Clarke is a politician and career Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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 officer. He was the Conservative Party of Canada

Conservative Party of Canada

The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...

's candidate in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Demographics:...

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

Liberal Party of Canada

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 candidate Joan Beatty

Joan Beatty

Joan Beatty is a Canadian politician. She was the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Cumberland...

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A member of the Muskeg Lake First Nation, he grew up in Quesnel, British Columbia

Quesnel, British Columbia

-Demographics:Quesnel had a population of 9,326 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 7.1% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Quesnel was $54,044, which is slightly above the British Columbia provincial average of $52,709....

. At the time of his election to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 he had been a member of the RCMP for 17 years, all of which have been spent in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, and has attained the rank of sergeant

Sergeant

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Electoral history

Running in: Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Demographics:...

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|Rob Clarke
|align=right|4,996
|align=right|47.75%
|align=right|+6.66%
|-

|Joan Beatty

Joan Beatty

Joan Beatty is a Canadian politician. She was the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Cumberland...

|align=right|3,287
|align=right|31.42%
|align=right|-9.95%
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|Brian Morin
|align=right|1,839
|align=right|17.58%
|align=right|+2.21%
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|Robin Orr
|align=right|340
|align=right|3.25%
|align=right|+1.09%
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External links

• Official Website