Broyce Jacobs

Broyce G. Jacobs (born July 29, 1940) is a Canadian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner as a Progressive Conservative.

Broyce G. Jacobs
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
March 12, 2001  November 22, 2004
Preceded byRon Hierath
Succeeded byPaul Hinman
ConstituencyCardston-Taber-Warner
In office
March 3, 2008  April 23, 2012
Preceded byPaul Hinman
Succeeded byGary Bikman
Personal details
Born (1940-07-29) July 29, 1940
Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse(s)Linda
Children8
ResidenceMountain View, Alberta
Alma materBrigham Young University
Occupationrancher and politician

Early life

Jacobs was born in Cardston, Alberta in 1940.[1] He graduated with a degree in business management from Brigham Young University in 1967, focusing on banking and financing with minors in economics and accounting.

Political career

Jacobs first ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1979 Alberta general election as a candidate for Social Credit. He ran in the electoral district of Cardston, mounting a strong challenge to incumbent John Thompson but was unable to defeat him.[2]

Jacobs ran for the Progressive Conservative nomination in a convention held on February 12, 1986 in the town of Magrath. He was defeated by Jack Ady who would go on to win the district.[3]

In the 2008 Alberta general election, Jacobs was elected to his second term, representing Cardston-Taber-Warner. He currently sits on the Private Bills Committee, the Public Accounts Committee and the Standing Committee on Public Safety and Services. On September 16, 2009, Jacobs was named Parliamentary Assistant for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Jacobs first entered provincial politics in 2001 Alberta general election, during that term he chaired the Health Information Act Review Committee and sat on several other committees.

In the 2004 Alberta general election, Jacobs lost by a 129-vote margin to Paul Hinman, a then-Alberta Alliance party member. He regained his seat in the Legislature in 2008, with a 38-vote margin over Hinman, leader of the Wildrose Alliance Party, shutting the party out of the Legislature in an election where the Progressive Conservatives took 72 of the 83 seats provincewide.

Before entering provincial politics, Jacobs served as a councillor for 18 years in the Municipal District of Cardston. He was a reeve for 17 of those years. As a municipal politician, Jacobs sat on numerous committees and task forces. He was a director of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties for four years and president of the Foothills-Little Bow association, which represents the 11 municipal districts and counties in southern Alberta.

Personal life

Jacobs lives with his wife Linda in Mountain View, Alberta, where they operate a cattle ranch with their son Troy. The couple has eight adult children. Jacobs has coached basketball and baseball, and served on the local recreation board.[4]

Election results

2001 Alberta general election: Cardston-Taber-Warner
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBroyce Jacobs5,25653.63%−5.55%
Alberta FirstJohn Reil2,55726.09%
LiberalRon Hancock1,74717.83%0.95%
New DemocraticSuzanne Sirias2402.45%−3.50%
Total 9,800
Rejected, spoiled and declined 21
Eligible electors / Turnout 18,470 53.17%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −15.82%
Source(s)
Source: "Cardston-Taber-Warner Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
2004 Alberta general election: Cardston-Taber-Warner
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Alberta AlliancePaul Hinman3,88543.98%
Progressive ConservativeBroyce Jacobs3,75642.52%-11.12%
LiberalPaula Shimp7838.86%-8.96%
GreensLindsay Ferguson2252.55%
New DemocraticLuann Bannister1852.09%-0.35%
Total 8,834
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 47
Eligible electors / Turnout 19,03046.67%-6.44%
Alberta Alliance gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -13.04%
2008 Alberta general election: Cardston-Taber-Warner
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBroyce Jacobs4,37446.02%3.50%
Wildrose AlliancePaul Hinman4,32545.50%2.98%
LiberalRon Hancock4364.59%-4.28%
New DemocraticSuzanne Sirias1902.00%-0.10%
GreenWilliam Turner1801.89%-0.66%
Total 9,505
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 14
Eligible electors / Turnout 19,90547.82%1.15%
Progressive Conservative gain from Alberta Alliance Swing -0.47%

References

  1. Biographies of Members - Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 25th Legislature. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 2001.
  2. Mardon, Ernest; Mardon, Austin (1993). Alberta Election Results 1882–1992. Documentary Heritage Society of Alberta. p. 50.
  3. Brigham Young Card (1990). The Mormon presence in Canada. University of Alberta Press. p. 270. ISBN 0-88864-212-1.
  4. "Jacobs' Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography".
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