Joseph Russell "Bud" Boyce (March 20, 1924 in Saint John,

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– March 16, 1984) was a

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. He was a member of the

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from 1969 to 1981, and served in the cabinet of

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. Initially a

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, Boyce became a Progressive in 1981.

Early life and career

Boyce grew up in Elm Creek, Manitoba, was educated at the

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, and served as a signalman in the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve from 1941 to 1945. He later served as a school councillor at St. John's Technical High School. He supported Sidney Green for the leadership of the provincial NDP in 1968 and 1969.

Provincial politics

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1969, defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative Jim Cowan by almost 1,000 votes in the riding of

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under the slogan "Bud Boyce, your choice." He was not appointed to cabinet in the legislative term which followed, although he served as Deputy Speaker for a few months in 1971. In

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, he was re-elected by an increased majority over Tory candidate Robert Wilson. On June 26, 1974, Boyce entered cabinet as the Minister responsible for Corrections and Rehabilitations. He held this position until the Schreyer government was defeated in the 1977 election. Boyce was re-elected in the 1977 election, defeating Tory candidate Philip S. Lee with a reduced majority. In 1979, he supported Sidney Green's unsuccessful bid to become interim leader of the provincial NDP. On March 3, 1981, Boyce announced that he was joining Green's new Progressive Party of Manitoba, along with fellow New Democratic MLA Ben Hanuschak. He ran for re-election in the redistributed riding of Fort Rouge in the 1981 election, but fared poorly, receiving only 243 votes.

Death

After being defeated, Boyce worked as a consultant. He died at home in

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in 1984, before the next election was held.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyce, Bud 1924 births 1984 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba New Democratic Party of Manitoba MLAs Politicians from Saint John, New Brunswick Politicians from Winnipeg Progressive Party of Manitoba (1981–1995) politicians 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba