Thunder Creek (electoral district)

Thunder Creek
Saskatchewan electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
District created 1975
First contested 1975
Last contested 2011
Demographics
Electors 11,112
Census divisions Division 6, 7, 11

Thunder Creek was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally created for the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912 and abolished in 1938, this constituency was reconstituted for the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975. It was abolished a second time in 2016, with most of the constituency being re-distributed into the new electoral district of Lumsden-Morse.

Communities in the district included the towns of Lumsden, Caronport, Central Butte, Regina Beach, Morse, Craik and Herbert; and the villages of Chaplin, Elbow, Mortlach, Riverhurst, Waldeck, Eyebrow and Bethune.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament Years Member Party
18th 1975 – 1978     Colin Thatcher Liberal
19th 1978 – 1982     Progressive Conservative
20th 1982 – 1984
1985 – 1986 Richard Swenson Progressive Conservative
21st 1986 – 1991
22nd 1991 – 1995
23rd 1995 – 1999     Gerard Aldridge Liberal
24th 1999 – 2003     Lyle Stewart Saskatchewan Party
25th 2003 – 2007
26th 2007 – 2011
27th 2011 – 2016

Election results

Saskatchewan general election, 2011: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart 5,920 79.61% +15.16
     NDP Ryan McDonald 1,304 17.54% -5.62
GreenJill Forrester 212 2.85% +0.72
Total 7,436 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 2007: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart 5,558 64.45% +10.92
     NDP Larry Hall 1,997 23.16% -7.65
LiberalRod Haugerud 590 6.84% -6.84
     Prog. Conservative Richard Swenson 295 3.42% -
GreenRuss Rudd 184 2.13% –
Total 8,624 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart 4,430 53.53% +0.58
New DemocraticLarry Hall 2,550 30.81% +10.85
LiberalRod Haugerud 1,132 13.68% −13.41
Western IndependenceHarold Stephan 164 1.98% –
Total 8,276 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1999: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart 3,969 52.95% –
LiberalGerard Aldridge 2,031 27.09% -10.40
     NDP Ivan Costley 1,496 19.96% -10.90
Total 7,496 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1995: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalGerard Aldridge 2,859 37.49% +13.65
     Prog. Conservative Janet Day 2,414 31.65% -10.96
     NDP Lewis Draper 2,353 30.86% -1.73
Total 7,626 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1991: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     Progressive Conservative Richard Swenson 2,929 42.61% -10.91
     NDP Ron Bishoff 2,240 32.59% +6.15
LiberalBill Johnstone 1,639 23.84% +4.34
     Independent Dwayne McBride 66 0.96% –
Total 6,874 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1986: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     Progressive Conservative Richard Swenson 3,773 53.52% +11.03
     NDP Betty Payne 1,864 26.44% -1.09
LiberalBill Johnstone 1,375 19.50% -7.60
Western Canada ConceptRobert Gleim 38 0.54% -2.34
Total 7,050 100.00%
March 27, 1985 By-Election:[1] Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     Progressive Conservative Richard Swenson 2,670 42.49% –
     NDP Betty Payne 1,730 27.53% –
LiberalBill Johnstone 1,703 27.10% –
Western Canada ConceptHenry Banman 181 2.88% –
Total 6,284 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ Due to the resignation in disgrace of Colin Thatcher.

External links

Coordinates: 50°40′N 106°20′W / 50.667°N 106.333°W / 50.667; -106.333

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