Lee Morrison

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Lee Glen Morrison (born 6 March 1932 in Vidora, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian politician, formerly a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2000.

He was first elected at the Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia electoral district in the 1993 federal election. After realignment of riding boundaries, he was re-elected at the Cypress Hills—Grasslands electoral district in the 1997 federal election. Morrison was a member of the Reform party, later renamed the Canadian Alliance. After serving in the 35th and 36th Canadian Parliaments, he did not seek a third term of office, leaving federal politics as of the 2000 federal election.

Electoral record

1997 Canadian federal election : Cypress Hills—Grasslands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Reform Lee Morrison 16,43949.1$36,935
Liberal Ron Gleim7,13021.3$52,705
New Democratic Dean Smith6,49019.4$36,138
Progressive Conservative Marcel Fournier3,42110.2$9,917
Total valid votes33,480100 
Total rejected ballots1050.3
Turnout33,58567.4
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia
1993–1997
Succeeded by
The electoral district was abolished in 1996.
Preceded by
The electoral district was created in 1996.
Member of Parliament for Cypress Hills—Grasslands
1997–2000
Succeeded by


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