Bruce Crozier

Bruce Crozier
Ontario MPP
In office
1999–2011
Preceded by Riding established
Succeeded by Taras Natyshak
Constituency Essex South
In office
1993–1999
Preceded by Remo Mancini
Succeeded by Riding abolished
Personal details
Born June 26, 1938
Leamington, Ontario
Died June 3, 2011 (aged 72)
Political party Liberal
Occupation Certified General Accountant

Bruce Crozier (June 26, 1938 – June 3, 2011) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Essex for the Ontario Liberal Party.

Background

Crozier was a Certified General Accountant and member of the Certified General Accountants of Ontario. He worked for the H.J. Heinz Company for eleven years and was the Vice-President of Finance and Secretary-Treasurer for Bennie Lumber and Building Materials Ltd. He was also the National Director of the Kinsmen Club from 1975 to 1976, and was a life member of the Leamington Kinsman Club.

Politics

He was elected to the Leamington city council in 1985, and later served as the town's Mayor from 1988 to 1993. He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in a by-election in on December 2, 1993 in the riding of Essex South, held after longtime Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Remo Mancini announced his resignation from the legislature. He won this election very easily, defeating his nearest opponent (Progressive Conservative candidate Joan Flood) by almost 10,000 votes, amid fewer than 20,000 cast.[1]

Crozier was re-elected in the 1995 provincial election, defeating his nearest opponent by almost 9,000 votes.[2] The Progressive Conservatives won the election, and Crozier joined 29 other Liberals in the official opposition. He supported Dwight Duncan for the party leadership in 1996, and gave his support to Dalton McGuinty after Duncan was eliminated.

Crozier was re-elected in the 1999 election by over 10,000 votes in the redistributed riding of Essex, though again the Progressive Conservatives formed government at the provincial level.[3]

His margin of victory was reduced in the 2003 provincial election, which the Liberals won in a landslide. He faced a strong challenge from New Democrat Pat Hayes, who supplanted the Tories for a second-place finish.[4] He was not appointed to Cabinet, but was named as the Legislature's Deputy Speaker on December 8, 2003.[5] In December 2007, Crozier was made chair of the Committee of the Whole House, a senior parliamentary role responsible for maintaining order during house sessions.[6]

Crozier announced on November 29, 2010, that he would not be a candidate in the 2011 election.[7]

On June 4, 2011, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced that Crozier had died the previous evening of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.[8]

Election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalBruce Crozier 19,969 48.02
Progressive ConservativeRichard Kniaziew 10,400 25.01
New DemocraticJohn Grima 8,638 20.77
GreenJessica Fracassi 2,220 5.34
LibertarianAaron Parent 358 0.86
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalBruce Crozier 20,559 45.28 -11.45
New DemocraticPat Hayes 12,614 27.78 +19.43
Progressive ConservativePatrick O'Neil 11,234 24.74 -9.49
GreenDarren J. Brown 998 2.2
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalBruce Crozier 25,446 56.73
Progressive ConservativePat O'Neil 15,354 34.23
New DemocraticMerv Richards 3745 8.35
IndependentEnver Villamizar 307 0.68
Ontario general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalBruce Crozier 14,513
Progressive ConservativeDave Wylupek 5,730
New DemocraticDave Maris 4,348
Family CoalitionEnver Villamizar 1,550
IndependentDavid Mitchell 498
Ontario provincial by-election, December 2, 1993: Essex South
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBruce Crozier 12,736
Progressive ConservativeJoan Flood 3,295
New DemocraticDavid Maris 1,100
Family CoalitionJoyce Ann Cherryr 1,060
GreenMichael Green 132
IndependentJohn Turmel 84

References

  1. Mittelstaedt, Martin. "Liberal win expected in by-election". The Globe and Mail date=December 2, 1993. p. A8.
  2. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  5. Ferris, Alan (December 10, 2003). "MPP Arnott will oversee legislature on occasion". The Guelph Mercury. p. A4.
  6. "Crozier deputy speaker, again". The Windsor Star. December 6, 2007. p. A5.
  7. Rennie, Gary (November 30, 2010). "Veteran MPP calls it quits". The Windsor Star. p. A3.
  8. "Retiring Liberal MPP Bruce Crozier dead". Toronto Star. June 3, 2011.

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