Thunder Creek (1975–2016 electoral district)

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Thunder Creek
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan electoral district
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Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
District created1975
First contested 1975
Last contested 2011
Demographics
Electors 11,112
Census division(s) 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.

Contents

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
District created from Lumsden, Morse, Arm River, Milestone, Gravelbourg, Assiniboia-Bengough, Moose Jaw North, Moose Jaw South
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
District dissolved into Lumsden-Morse, Arm River, Moose Jaw North, Moose Jaw Wakamow, Wood River

Election results

2011 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Lyle Stewart 5,92079.61%+15.16
  NDP Ryan McDonald1,30417.54%-5.62
Green Jill Forrester2122.85%+0.72
Total7,436100.00%
2007 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Lyle Stewart 5,55864.45%+10.92
  NDP Larry Hall1,99723.16%-7.65
Liberal Rod Haugerud5906.84%-6.84
  Prog. Conservative Richard Swenson 2953.42%-
Green Russ Rudd1842.13%
Total8,624100.00%
2003 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Lyle Stewart 4,45053.50%+0.58
New Democratic Larry Hall2,57230.92%+10.85
Liberal Rod Haugerud1,13213.61%−13.41
Western Independence Harold Stephan1641.97%
Total8,318 100.00%
1999 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Lyle Stewart 3,96952.95%
Liberal Gerard Aldridge 2,03127.09%-10.40
  NDP Ivan Costley1,49619.96%-10.90
Total7,496100.00%
1995 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gerard Aldridge 2,85937.49%+13.65
  Prog. Conservative Janet Day2,41431.65%-10.96
  NDP Lewis Draper 2,35330.86%-1.73
Total7,626100.00%
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Richard Swenson 2,92942.61%-10.91
  NDP Ron Bishoff2,24032.59%+6.15
Liberal Bill Johnstone1,63923.84%+4.34
  Independent Dwayne McBride660.96%
Total6,874100.00%
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Richard Swenson 3,77353.52%+11.03
  NDP Betty Payne1,86426.44%-1.09
Liberal Bill Johnstone1,37519.50%-7.60
Western Canada Concept Robert Gleim380.54%-2.34
Total7,050100.00%
March 27, 1985 By-Election: [1] Thunder Creek
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Richard Swenson 2,67042.49%
  NDP Betty Payne1,73027.53%
Liberal Bill Johnstone1,70327.10%
Western Canada Concept Henry Banman1812.88%
Total6,284100.00%

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