Bruce Reid (politician)

Nicholas Bruce Reid (30 July 1935 – 24 May 2020)^[1] was an Australian politician.

Bruce Reid
Member of the Australian Parliament for Bendigo
In office 24 March 1990 – 31 August 1998
Preceded by	John Brumby
Succeeded by	Steve Gibbons
Personal details
Born	(1935-07-30)30 July 1935 Bendigo, Victoria
Died	24 May 2020(2020-05-24) (aged 84) Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party
Occupation	Retailer

Born in Bendigo, Victoria, he served in the military in 1958 and then became a retailer. In 1976, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as the Liberal member for Bendigo Province. He remained in the Legislative Council until 1988.^[2] In 1990, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for the federal seat of Bendigo, defeating John Brumby.^[3]

After the Liberals lost the 1993 federal election, he contested the Liberal leadership with John Howard and John Hewson, but received only one vote.^[4]

He held the seat of Bendigo until his retirement in 1998.^[1]