Isabel Hardie

Isabel Hardie
Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories
In office June 18, 1962 – April 8, 1963
Preceded by	Merv Hardie (1961)
Succeeded by	Eugène Rhéaume
Personal details
Born	Isabel Tibbie (1916-02-04)February 4, 1916 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 14, 2006(2006-11-14) (aged 90) White Rock, British Columbia Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Merv Hardie
Profession	Homemaker, artist

Isabel J. Tibbie "Tibi" Hardie (February 4, 1916 – November 14, 2006) was a Canadian politician and civil servant from Northwest Territories, Canada. She represented the electoral district of Northwest Territories from 1962 to 1963 as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Isabel was the wife of former parliamentarian Merv Hardie, who represented the predecessor district of Mackenzie River. She ran in her husband's place for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 1962 federal election after he died vacating his seat in the House of Commons on October 18, 1961.

In that election she defeated Progressive Conservative challenger Eugène Rhéaume by fewer than 300 votes in a hotly contested election. Isabel served one year in opposition until she was defeated after facing Rhéaume again in the 1963 Canadian federal election.

Electoral history

1963 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Eugène Rhéaume	4,814	56.82	14.47
	Liberal	Isabel Hardie	3,659	43.18	−3.06
Total valid votes			8,473	100.0
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		8.76

1962 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Isabel Hardie	3,842	46.24
	Progressive Conservative	Eugène Rhéaume	3,519	42.35
	Independent	A. Pat Carey	948	11.41
Total valid votes			8,309	100.0
This riding was created from Mackenzie River, with Liberal Merv Hardie as the incumbent.

External links

• Isabel Hardie – Parliament of Canada biography
• Isabel Hardie obituary, Northern News Service