Robert Bruce (politician)
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Robert Bruce is 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. 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. 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.
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...
politician. He represented the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
Yukon Legislative Assembly
-History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon...
from 1996 to 2000. He was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
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He was born in Old Crow, Yukon
Old Crow, Yukon
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and was educated in the Yukon. After a tied vote between Bruce and incumbent MLA Esau Schafer
Esau Schafer
Esau Schafer is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in 1996. He was a member of the Yukon Party....
in the 1996 election
Yukon general election, 1996
The 1996 Yukon general election was held on September 30, 1996 to elect the seventeen members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon Territory, Canada. The governing Yukon Party, a conservative party, was defeated by the social democratic Yukon New Democratic Party . The NDP formed the...
, 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
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in the riding, which Bruce won. 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. He did not stand for re-election in the 2000 election
Yukon general election, 2000
The Yukon general election of 2000 was held on April 17, 2000 to elect members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the Yukon Territory in Canada...
.
He was previously a councillor for the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is a First Nation in the northern Yukon Territory in Canada. Its main population centre is Old Crow, Yukon. As the name indicates, the language originally spoken by the people is Gwichʼin language....
, serving as chief from 1992 to 1996. Bruce worked for a time as a heavy equipment operator.