Marietta Roberts

Marietta Roberts (born January 9, 1943 in Yarmouth Township, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990.^[1]

Roberts was educated at the University of Western Ontario, the Ontario College of Education and Dalhousie University. She taught at Alma College for three years, and then practiced law in the Elgin County area from 1971 to 1987. She also worked as a farmer. She was a founding member of the Ontario Child Representation Program, and served as the acting crown attorney for Elgin. Roberts also chaired the Elgin County Board of Education.^{[citation needed]}

She ran for the Canadian House of Commons for the federal Liberal Party in the 1974 federal election, and lost to Progressive Conservative John Wise by 2,502 votes in the riding of Elgin. She first ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, and lost to Progressive Conservative incumbent Ron McNeil by 1,831 votes in the provincial riding of the same name. She did not seek election again until the 1987 provincial election, when she defeated McNeil by 2,447 votes.^[2][3]

She served as a supporter of David Peterson's government for the next three years, and was chair of the Liberal Caucus in 1988 and 1989.^{[citation needed]} She served as Vice-Chair of Select Committee on Constitutional Reform from 1987 to 1989 and as Deputy Government Whip in 1989-90.^[1]

The Liberals were unexpectedly defeated by the New Democratic Party in the 1990 provincial election, and Roberts lost to NDP candidate Peter North.^[3] She has not sought a return to the legislature since this time.

In 1991, Roberts was appointed as an Ontario Court of Justice judge.^[4] She has been an Associate Chief Justice associate chief judge and coordinator of justices of the peace since 1995.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "MPP Marietta L.D. Roberts". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=519. Retrieved 4 January 2011. 
2. ^ "Winners across Ontario". Toronto Star. September 11, 1987. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/473007301.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+11%2C+1987&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Winners+across+Ontario&pqatl=google. Retrieved 4 January 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Kyle Rea (30 December 2010). "5 PCs seek nomination". St. Thomas Times-Journal. http://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2909034. Retrieved 4 January 2011. 
4. ^ "1999 Annual report". Judicial appointments advisory committee, Ontario.. http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/search/en/siteSearch.cfm. Retrieved 4 January 2011. 
5. ^ "Roberts named chief judge". The Record - Kitchener, Ont.. October 20, 1995. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/497533401.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+20%2C+1995&author=&pub=Waterloo+Region+Record&desc=Roberts+named+chief+judge&pqatl=google. Retrieved 4 January 2011. 

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