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Place of Birth: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
About Robert Brisco
- Robert Hylton Brisco, D.C.
- (29 December 1928 – 4 January 2004) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
- Brisco was born in Victoria, British Columbia and became a chiropractor. He first attempted to enter national politics at the Kootenay West electoral district in the 1972 federal election, but was defeated.
- His next attempt was successful, winning the riding in the 1974 federal election, then winning re-election in the 1979.
- In 1976, he was the Critic for Economic and Regional Development.
- He lost the seat in the 1980 federal election to Lyle Kristiansen of the New Democratic Party, but regained the seat in the 1984 elections. He was a member of numerous standing committees including Chairman of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Forestry and Chairman of the Legislative Committee on Bill-90.
- He was Vice-Chairman of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Regional Industrial Expansion, the Standing Joint Committee on the Printing of Parliament and a member of other committees. Brisco's seat became Kootenay West—Revelstoke before the 1988 federal election in which he lost again to Kristiansen.
- Brisco served in the 30th, 31st and 33rd Canadian Parliaments.
- He did not contest another national election after his 1988 defeat.
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