Broyce G. Jacobs (July 29, 1940 – March 14, 2025) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the

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representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner as a Progressive Conservative.

Early life

Jacobs was born in Cardston, Alberta in 1940. He graduated with a degree in business management from

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in 1967, focusing on banking and financing with minors in economics and accounting.

Political career

Jacobs first ran for a seat to the

in the 1979 Alberta general election as a candidate for

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. He ran in the electoral district of Cardston, mounting a strong challenge to incumbent John Thompson but was unable to defeat him. 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. In the

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, Jacobs was elected to his second term, representing Cardston-Taber-Warner. He sat 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

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, a then-

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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 and death

Jacobs lived with his wife Linda in Mountain View, Alberta, where they operated a cattle ranch with their son Troy. The couple had eight adult children. Jacobs had coached basketball and baseball and served on the local recreation board. He died on March 14, 2025, at the age of 84.Legislature marks passing of former southern Alberta MLA Broyce Jacobs
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Election results

References

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