Dacquay was born Louise White, the daughter of Horace White, in Manitou, Manitoba. She is a certified business education teacher, and worked as an educator[2] for seventeen years, mostly in the Fort Garry School Division of Winnipeg.[3] In 1962, she married Hubert J. Dacquay. She was a regional organizer for the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1984 to 1986, and an executive director of the party from 1987 to 1989.[2]
Dacquay served on the Winnipeg City Council from 1986 to 1989,[2] representing the Langevin Ward. She won the seat from veteran councillor Evelyne Reese in 1986, but lost it to Reese three years later.
She was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating incumbent LiberalHerold Driedger by forty-seven votes in the south-end Winnipeg constituency of Seine River.[4] She was named deputy speaker of the assembly on October 11, 1990, and held this position for the next four and a half years.
Dacquay was re-elected by an increased margin in the 1995 provincial election,[4] and was appointed speaker[5] of the assembly by premierGary Filmon on May 23, 1995. Unlike her predecessor, Denis Rocan, she was often accused of partisanship by members of the opposition New Democratic Party. NDP legislator Steve Ashton called for her resignation in 1996, after she refused to grant him permission to raise a point of privilege during a debate on the privatization of Manitoba's telephone system.[6] Dacquay is generally regarded, along with Myrna Phillips of the NDP, as one of the weakest and most partisan Speakers in recent history.[7]
The Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the provincial election of 1999, though Dacquay was personally re-elected in Seine River.[4] She served as opposition critic for culture, heritage and tourism in the legislative session which followed. The NDP campaign targeted Seine River in the 2003 election, and Dacquay lost her constituency to NDP candidate Theresa Oswald by a margin of 4,314 votes to 3,582.[4]
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^. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. November 4, 2009. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
^ abcO'Handley, Kathryn; Sutherland, Caroline (1997). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. ISBN1-896413-43-9.
^Jim Fox (December 14, 1997). "Chretien insists federal approval needed for Quebec split". St. Petersburg Times. p. 20.A.
^"Legislative Reports". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 19 (3). 1996. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
^"Politics could use Rocan's honour". Winnipeg Free Press. August 23, 2010. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
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louise, dacquay, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, t. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Louise Dacquay news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Louise Dacquay born June 25 1940 is a politician in Manitoba Canada She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1990 to 2003 and served as speaker of the assembly from 1995 to 1999 1 Louise Dacquay27th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of ManitobaIn office May 23 1995 August 17 1999PremierGary FilmonPreceded byDenis RocanSucceeded byGeorge HickesMember of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Seine RiverIn office 1990 2003Preceded byNoneSucceeded byTheresa OswaldPersonal detailsBorn 1940 06 25 June 25 1940 age 83 Manitou Manitoba CanadaPolitical partyProgressive ConservativeOccupationTeacherDacquay was born Louise White the daughter of Horace White in Manitou Manitoba She is a certified business education teacher and worked as an educator 2 for seventeen years mostly in the Fort Garry School Division of Winnipeg 3 In 1962 she married Hubert J Dacquay She was a regional organizer for the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1984 to 1986 and an executive director of the party from 1987 to 1989 2 Dacquay served on the Winnipeg City Council from 1986 to 1989 2 representing the Langevin Ward She won the seat from veteran councillor Evelyne Reese in 1986 but lost it to Reese three years later She was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1990 provincial election defeating incumbent Liberal Herold Driedger by forty seven votes in the south end Winnipeg constituency of Seine River 4 She was named deputy speaker of the assembly on October 11 1990 and held this position for the next four and a half years Dacquay was re elected by an increased margin in the 1995 provincial election 4 and was appointed speaker 5 of the assembly by premier Gary Filmon on May 23 1995 Unlike her predecessor Denis Rocan she was often accused of partisanship by members of the opposition New Democratic Party NDP legislator Steve Ashton called for her resignation in 1996 after she refused to grant him permission to raise a point of privilege during a debate on the privatization of Manitoba s telephone system 6 Dacquay is generally regarded along with Myrna Phillips of the NDP as one of the weakest and most partisan Speakers in recent history 7 The Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the provincial election of 1999 though Dacquay was personally re elected in Seine River 4 She served as opposition critic for culture heritage and tourism in the legislative session which followed The NDP campaign targeted Seine River in the 2003 election and Dacquay lost her constituency to NDP candidate Theresa Oswald by a margin of 4 314 votes to 3 582 4 References edit MLA Biographies Living The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba November 4 2009 Archived from the original on March 30 2014 Retrieved 2010 07 15 a b c O Handley Kathryn Sutherland Caroline 1997 Canadian Parliamentary Guide ISBN 1 896413 43 9 Teachers running in 2003 provincial election Manitoba Teachers Society Retrieved 2014 03 08 a b c d Seine River Manitoba Votes 2007 CBC News Retrieved 2014 03 31 Jim Fox December 14 1997 Chretien insists federal approval needed for Quebec split St Petersburg Times p 20 A Legislative Reports Canadian Parliamentary Review 19 3 1996 Retrieved 2014 04 08 Politics could use Rocan s honour Winnipeg Free Press August 23 2010 Retrieved 2014 04 08 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louise Dacquay amp oldid 1174919491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
