David Searle
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David Harry Searle is a retired politician and lawyer from Northwest Territories
, Canada
.
. Searle established his law practice in 1963 partnering with Justice Mark de Weerdt in Yellowknife. He practised law in the territory until 1981. He served as a crown attorney until his election in 1967.
Searle moved to Vancouver and practised mining and environmental law with a firm called Davis & Company.
He also served as a professor at the University of British Columbia
Faculty of Law from 1991 to 2004.
He also served as President of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories.
Searle was named to the Order of Canada
in 1999.
He retired in August 2006.
in the 1967 Northwest Territories general election
. He served the riding of Mackenzie North
.
In his first term in office he was at the press conference to unveil the current Northwest Territories flag on January 31, 1969.
He was re-elected to his second term in office for the new district of Keewatin North after redistribution for the 1970 Northwest Territories general election
.
Searle ran for a third term in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election
this time in the new district of Yellowknife South
after a much large redistribution of the ridings. He was re-elected and on May 1, 1975 became the first elected speaker of the Legislative Assembly since Archibald Beaton Gillis
in 1905.
Searle ran in the 1979 Canadian federal election
in Western Arctic
for the Liberal Party of Canada
and ended up coming a close second.
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Legal career
Born in Edmonton, Searle moved to Yellowknife with his family in 1946. He was educated at the University of AlbertaUniversity of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
. Searle established his law practice in 1963 partnering with Justice Mark de Weerdt in Yellowknife. He practised law in the territory until 1981. He served as a crown attorney until his election in 1967.
Searle moved to Vancouver and practised mining and environmental law with a firm called Davis & Company.
He also served as a professor at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
Faculty of Law from 1991 to 2004.
He also served as President of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories.
Searle was named to the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
in 1999.
He retired in August 2006.
Political career
Searle was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest TerritoriesLegislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories, Canada, is located in Yellowknife. The Assembly is a unicameral elected body that creates and amends law in the Northwest Territories...
in the 1967 Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1967
The Northwest Territories general election of 1967 took place on July 4, 1967. This was the 11th general election in the history of the Northwest Territories....
. He served the riding of Mackenzie North
Mackenzie North
Mackenzie North is a former territorial electoral district, that elected Members to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly.Mackenzie North covered the communities of Yellowknife, Bathurst Inlet, Fort Providence, Fort Rae, Snare River, Outpost Island, Hottah Lake, Port Radium, Coppermine,...
.
In his first term in office he was at the press conference to unveil the current Northwest Territories flag on January 31, 1969.
He was re-elected to his second term in office for the new district of Keewatin North after redistribution for the 1970 Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1970
The Northwest Territories general election, 1970 took place on December 21, 1970. This was the 12th election in Northwest Territories history. It took place during the centennial of the territory....
.
Searle ran for a third term in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1975
The Northwest Territories general election, 1975 was the 13th general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on March 10, 1975. This was the first general election since 1902 that all the members of the assembly were elected...
this time in the new district of Yellowknife South
Yellowknife South
Yellowknife South is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada.It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife and the current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Bob McLeod....
after a much large redistribution of the ridings. He was re-elected and on May 1, 1975 became the first elected speaker of the Legislative Assembly since Archibald Beaton Gillis
Archibald Beaton Gillis
Archibald Beaton Gillis was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Whitewood in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1894 to 1904 as a Liberal-Conservative and Whitewood and then Pipestone in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to...
in 1905.
Searle ran in the 1979 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1979
The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...
in Western Arctic
Western Arctic
Western Arctic is a federal electoral district and senate division in Northwest Territories, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979....
for the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
and ended up coming a close second.