Robert Hawkins is an engineering technologist and a former municipal and territorial level politician from

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Early life

Hawkins moved to Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories in 1977 as a child. Hawkins moved to

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in 1987 to begin schooling at Sir John Franklin High School. He attended his post secondary education at

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. He began his political career when he was elected as a city councillor for

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. He held that post until 2003 when he sought election to the territorial legislature.

Political career

Hawkins was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature winning the

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electoral district in the

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. He defeated 6 other candidates to take the sought after seat. In 2007, Hawkins pursued re-election and won again with almost 50% of the popular vote, and approximately 20% more than his closest competitor.

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References

External links

Robert Hawkins Legislature biographyRobert Hawkins campaign homepage
Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Living people Yellowknife city councillors 21st-century Canadian politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{NorthwestTerritories-politician-stub