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Bruce Reid (politician)

Bruce Reid (politician)

Australian politician (1935–2020)

Nicholas Bruce Reid (30 July 1935 – 24 May 2020)[1] was an Australian politician.

Quick Facts Member of the Australian Parliament for Bendigo, Preceded by ...

Born in Bendigo, Victoria, he served in the military in 1958 and then became a retailer. In 1976, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as the Liberal member for Bendigo Province. He remained in the Legislative Council until 1988.[2] In 1990, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for the federal seat of Bendigo, defeating John Brumby.[3]

After the Liberals lost the 1993 federal election he contested the Liberal leadership with John Howard and John Hewson, but received only one vote.[4]

He held the seat of Bendigo until his retirement in 1998.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "A legend lost: Former Bendigo politician Bruce Reid mourned". Bendigo Advertiser. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Bruce Reid". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    Carr, Adam (2008). "1990 legislative election: House of Representatives Victoria". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Major Party Leadership Ballots since 1966". Poliquant. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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