Robert Alfred Corbett (born 14 December 1938) was a member of the

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from 1978 to 1993. His background was in business. Corbett was born in

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, was the son of James Ross Corbett and Helen Elma Yeamans. In 1971, he married Laverne Dorothea Stewart. Corbett represented

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in the

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from 1974 to 1978. He was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election on 16 October 1978 at the

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for the Progressive Conservative party. He served consecutive terms in the 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd and

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s until his defeat in the 1993 federal election at the hands of the Liberal Party's

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* 1938 births Living people Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs Politicians from Saint John, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub