Robert Bruce (Yukon politician)
Robert Bruce | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Vuntut Gwitchin | |
| In office 1996–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Esau Schafer |
| Succeeded by | Lorraine Peter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1948 |
| Died | April 16, 2023 (aged 74) |
| Political party | New Democrat |
Robert Bruce (July 12, 1948 – April 16, 2023) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2000. He was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party.
He was born in Old Crow, Yukon and was educated in the Yukon. After a tied vote between Bruce and incumbent MLA Esau Schafer in the 1996 election, Bruce was chosen as the victor by his name being drawn out of a hat. A court order in 1997 overturned the results and mandated a new by-election in the riding, which Bruce won.[1] He served as Speaker for the assembly from 1996 until his election was overturned in February 1997 and from April 14, 1997 until the assembly was dissolved in 2000.[2] He did not stand for re-election in the 2000 election.
He was previously a councillor for the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, serving as chief from 1992 to 1996. Bruce worked for a time as a heavy equipment operator.
Bruce died on April 16, 2023, at the age of 74.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vuntut Gwichin". Yukon Votes 2006. CBC News. 2006. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ "CPA Activities: The Canadian Scene". Canadian Parliamentary Review. Parliament of Canada. 1997. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ MacIntyre, Chris (18 April 2023). "Friends, admirers remember former Vuntut Gwitchin chief and MLA Robert Bruce Jr". CBC News. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
Sources
[edit]- O'Handley, Kathleen (1997). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1997. ISBN 1-896413-43-9.
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