Stuart McCall (February 11, 1942 – January 26, 2002) was a

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politician who served on the

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, representing the electoral district of

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from 1974 to 1978."Former MLA never retreated from a battle". ''

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'', August 21, 2002. Originally from

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, McCall moved to Canada as a young adult. He settled in Faro,

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, working in the local mines and rising to become a leader in the

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local. He was elected to the territorial council in the 1974 election, winning the seat by just ten votes over Paul White. In the legislature, he was particularly prominent as a defender of labour rights, particularly when workers in Faro's mines staged a

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. Despite their significantly different ideologies, however, he was a close friend of council colleague Ken McKinnon, with both men frequently dining with each other's families when the council was in session. In the 1978 election, the first conventional partisan election to the new

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, McCall ran as a

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candidate in the new electoral district of Faro, but was defeated by independent candidate

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. He left the territory in 1980, moving to Zeballos,

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, to take a job as foreman in the municipal public works department. He held that job until 1992, when he retired to work for himself as an independent contractor. During his time in Zeballos, he also spent eight years as a trustee on the town's

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board. He died on July 27, 2002, at his home in Zeballos.

Electoral record

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCall, Stuart 1942 births 2002 deaths Trade unionists from Yukon Members of the Yukon Territorial Council Politicians from Manchester English emigrants to Canada British Columbia school board members Yukon New Democratic Party politicians