Robert Fleming (Canadian politician) explained

Robert Fleming
Birth Date:November 13, 1918
Birth Place:Peace River, Alberta
Death Date:February 15, 1985
Death Place:Chilliwack, British Columbia
Residence:Teslin, Yukon
Office1:Member of the Yukon Territorial Council
Term Start1:1974
Term End1:1978
Predecessor1:first member
Successor1:Al Falle
Constituency1:Hootalinqua
Office2:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Yukon
Term Start2:1978
Term End2:1982
Predecessor2:first member
Successor2:Dave Porter
Constituency2:Campbell
Party:Independent (1974-1981)
Progressive Conservative (1981-1982)

Robert Fleming (1918 - 1985) was a Canadian politician, who served on the Yukon Territorial Council from 1974 to 1978 and in the Legislative Assembly of Yukon from 1978 to 1982.

Personal life

He was born and raised in Peace River, Alberta, and moved to Teslin, Yukon in 1949.[1] In Teslin he worked as the owner of a construction company and a wilderness lodge,[1] and competed in various sports including curling[2] and dog mushing.

Career

Fleming was first elected to the Territorial Council in the 1974 Yukon general election, representing the electoral district of Hootalinqua.[3] Following the replacement of the Territorial Council with the Legislative Assembly of Yukon and the resultant introduction of political parties in the territory, Teslin was redistricted into the new riding of Campbell,[4] and Fleming was reelected as MLA for Campbell in the 1978 Yukon general election; however, he did not join a political party as he was opposed to the introduction of party politics to the territory at that time,[5] and instead ran and was elected as an independent MLA.[6]

He joined the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party in 1981,[6] although he declined an offer to be appointed to a cabinet post in the Executive Council of Yukon because he felt that other MLAs were more qualified to hold cabinet roles than he was.[7] He was defeated in the 1982 Yukon general election by Dave Porter of the Yukon New Democratic Party.[8]

Death

Following his retirement from politics he moved to Chilliwack, British Columbia, where he died of a heart attack on February 15, 1985.[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88267913/ "Bob Fleming: Campbell"
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88267440/whitehorse-daily-star/ "Fiendell-Stuart-Smith Rinks Win Place In Arctic Games"
  3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88266875/ "New Councillors Meet Tomorrow"
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88266735/ "Hootalinqua: Land and rural commuters"
  5. "Independents uneasy". Whitehorse Star, November 17, 1978.
  6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88267681/ "Independent will be invited to join gov't"
  7. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88268550/ "Former MLA dies"
  8. Jim Butler, "'Addition' may lead to recounts". Whitehorse Star, June 10, 1982.