Bruce McLaughlin

Bruce McLaughlin (born January 15, 1946) is a Canadian politician. He served as a Member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 until 1991.

Bruce McLaughlin
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office 1979–1991
Preceded by	New District
Succeeded by	District Abolished
Constituency	Pine Point
Minister of Health and Social Services of the Northwest Territories
In office 1983–1991
Personal details
Born	(1946-01-15) January 15, 1946 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Residence(s)	Yellowknife, NWT, Canada

McLaughlin was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election. He won the new Pine Point electoral district. McLaughlin was re-elected in the 1983 Northwest Territories general election. In his second term he was appointed to the cabinet and became Minister of Health and Social Services. He was re-elected to his third and final term in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election. His electoral district was abolished in 1991 after the Pine Point mine shutdown operations and the town was dismantled.

McLaughlin ran as the candidate in the electoral district of Western Arctic for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the 2000 Canadian federal election.

McLaughlin previously served as the Territories representative on the Conservative Party of Canada national council.

2000 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Ethel Blondin-Andrew	5,855	45.59	+3.96	$56,498
	New Democratic	Dennis Bevington	3,430	26.71	+7.42	$27,323
	Alliance	Fred Turner	2,273	17.70	+2.99	$15,406
	Progressive Conservative	Bruce McLaughlin	1,687	9.98	−2.64	$8,374
Total valid votes			12,840	100.0
Total rejected ballots			72	0.56
Turnout			12,912	52.24
	Liberal hold		Swing		−1.73
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.

External links

• Conservative Party of Canada National Council