Geoff Wilson (Canadian politician)

Last updated

Geoff Wilson
Member of Parliament
for Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia
Swift Current—Maple Creek (1984–1988)
In office
September 4, 1984 –October 25, 1993
Personal details
Born (1941-09-24) September 24, 1941 (age 83)
Lewes, East Sussex, England
Political party Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
OccupationPolitician, lawyer, accountant

Geoff Wilson (born September 24, 1941) is a Canadian former politician.

Contents

Career

An accountant and lawyer by profession, Wilson was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Progressive Conservative member of Parliament for Swift Current—Maple Creek, Saskatchewan in the 1984 federal election.

Wilson was re-elected in 1988 in the new riding of Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia [1] but defeated in 1993 by Lee Morrison of the Reform Party of Canada. [2]

Electoral history

1984 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Geoff Wilson14,590
New Democratic Don Beveridge8,196
Liberal Jack Wiebe 5,967
Confederation of Regions Lorne Larson582
1988 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Geoff Wilson15,94444.0
  New Democratic Party Laura Balas11,82732.7
  Liberal Paul Lewans7,95822.0
Confederation of Regions Lorne Larson4681.3
1993 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Lee Morrison 11,48634.9
  Liberal Rob Heinrichs10,66132.4
  New Democratic Party Lois Ross5,44816.5
  Progressive Conservative Geoff Wilson5,11915.5
  Natural Law Shirley Wilson2160.7

References

  1. ↑ Traynor, Dave (November 22, 1988). "Schneider emerges in three-way battle in Regina Wascana". The StarPhoenix . Regina, Saskatchewan. p. A11. Retrieved March 18, 2024– via newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Burton, Randy (October 26, 1993). "Sask. political landscape redrawn". and "'I don't think anybody's ever gone down to this level'". The StarPhoenix . Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. pp. A1 –A2. Retrieved March 18, 2024– via newspapers.com.
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Swift Current—Maple Creek
1984–1988		Succeeded by
The electoral district was abolished in 1987.
Preceded by
The electoral district was created in 1987.
 Member of Parliament for Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia
1988–1993		Succeeded by


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.