Ross Bragg | |
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MLA for Cumberland North | |
In office 1993–1996 | |
Preceded by | new riding |
Succeeded by | Ernie Fage |
MLA for Cumberland West | |
In office 1988–1993 | |
Preceded by | Gardner Hurley |
Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | Amherst, Nova Scotia | June 25, 1956
Died | March 31, 1997 Seattle, Washington | (aged 40)
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | Realtor |
David Ross Bragg (June 25, 1956 – March 31, 1997) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Cumberland West and Cumberland North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1996. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Born in 1956 at Amherst, Nova Scotia, Bragg was a real estate broker by career.[2]
Bragg entered provincial politics in the 1988 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Gardner Hurley by 83 votes in the Cumberland West riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1993 election, defeating Progressive Conservative Ernie Fage by over 1200 votes in Cumberland North.[4] On June 11, 1993, Bragg was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Economic Development.[5] Bragg resigned from cabinet in February 1995.[6][7] He remained MLA until resigning for health reasons in November 1996.[8]
Bragg died on March 31, 1997, as a result of leukemia.[9][10][11]