Isabel Hardie
Member of Parliament
for Northwest Territories
In office
June 18, 1962  April 8, 1963
Preceded byMerv Hardie (1961)
Succeeded byEugène Rhéaume
Personal details
Born
Isabel Tibbie

(1916-02-04)February 4, 1916
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 14, 2006(2006-11-14) (aged 90)
White Rock, British Columbia Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseMerv Hardie
ProfessionHomemaker, 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 ConservativeEugène Rhéaume4,81456.82+14.47
LiberalIsabel Hardie3,65943.18−3.06
Total valid votes 8,473100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.76
1962 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalIsabel Hardie3,84246.24
Progressive ConservativeEugène Rhéaume3,51942.35
UnknownA. Pat Carey94811.41
Total valid votes 8,309100.0  
This riding was created from Mackenzie River, with Liberal Merv Hardie as the incumbent.
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