Broyce Jacobs

Broyce G. Jacobs
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office March 12, 2001 – November 22, 2004
Preceded by	Ron Hierath
Succeeded by	Paul Hinman
Constituency	Cardston-Taber-Warner
In office March 3, 2008 – April 23, 2012
Preceded by	Paul Hinman
Succeeded by	Gary Bikman
Personal details
Born	(1940-07-29)July 29, 1940 Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Died	March 14, 2025(2025-03-14) (aged 84)
Party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Linda
Children	8
Alma mater	Brigham Young University
Occupation	Rancher, politician

Broyce G. Jacobs (July 29, 1940 – March 14, 2025) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner as a Progressive Conservative.

Early life

Jacobs was born in Cardston, Alberta in 1940. He graduated with a degree in business management from Brigham Young University in 1967, focusing on banking and financing with minors in economics and accounting.

Political career

Jacobs first ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1979 Alberta general election as a candidate for Social Credit. He ran in the electoral district of Cardston, mounting a strong challenge to incumbent John Thompson but was unable to defeat him.

Jacobs ran for the Progressive Conservative nomination in a convention held on February 12, 1986, in the town of Magrath. He was defeated by Jack Ady who would go on to win the district.

In the 2008 Alberta general election, Jacobs was elected to his second term, representing Cardston-Taber-Warner. He sat on the Private Bills Committee, the Public Accounts Committee and the Standing Committee on Public Safety and Services. On September 16, 2009, Jacobs was named Parliamentary Assistant for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Jacobs first entered provincial politics in 2001 Alberta general election, during that term he chaired the Health Information Act Review Committee and sat on several other committees.

In the 2004 Alberta general election, Jacobs lost by a 129-vote margin to Paul Hinman, a then- Alberta Alliance party member. He regained his seat in the Legislature in 2008, with a 38-vote margin over Hinman, leader of the Wildrose Alliance Party, shutting the party out of the Legislature in an election where the Progressive Conservatives took 72 of the 83 seats provincewide.

Before entering provincial politics, Jacobs served as a councillor for 18 years in the Municipal District of Cardston. He was a reeve for 17 of those years. As a municipal politician, Jacobs sat on numerous committees and task forces. He was a director of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties for four years and president of the Foothills-Little Bow association, which represents the 11 municipal districts and counties in southern Alberta.

Personal life and death

Jacobs lived with his wife Linda in Mountain View, Alberta, where they operated a cattle ranch with their son Troy. The couple had eight adult children. Jacobs had coached basketball and baseball and served on the local recreation board. He died on March 14, 2025, at the age of 84.

Election results

2001 Alberta general election: Cardston-Taber-Warner
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Broyce Jacobs	5,256	53.63%	−5.55%
	Alberta First	John Reil	2,557	26.09%	–
	Liberal	Ron Hancock	1,747	17.83%	0.95%
	New Democratic	Suzanne Sirias	240	2.45%	−3.50%
Total			9,800	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			21	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			18,470	53.17%	–
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		−15.82%
Source(s) Source: "Cardston-Taber-Warner Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

2004 Alberta general election: Cardston-Taber-Warner
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alberta Alliance	Paul Hinman	3,885	43.98%	–
	Progressive Conservative	Broyce Jacobs	3,756	42.52%	-11.12%
	Liberal	Paula Shimp	783	8.86%	-8.96%
	Greens	Lindsay Ferguson	225	2.55%	–
	New Democratic	Luann Bannister	185	2.09%	-0.35%
Total			8,834	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			47	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			19,030	46.67%	-6.44%
	Alberta Alliance gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		-13.04%
Source(s) Source: "Cardston-Taber-Warner Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

2008 Alberta general election: Cardston-Taber-Warner
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Broyce Jacobs	4,374	46.02%	3.50%
	Wildrose Alliance	Paul Hinman	4,325	45.50%	2.98%
	Liberal	Ron Hancock	436	4.59%	-4.28%
	New Democratic	Suzanne Sirias	190	2.00%	-0.10%
	Green	William Turner	180	1.89%	-0.66%
Total			9,505	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			14	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			19,905	47.82%	1.15%
	Progressive Conservative gain from Alberta Alliance		Swing		-0.47%
Source(s) Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly (PDF). Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 386–391. Retrieved June 17, 2020.