Thunder Creek
Saskatchewan electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
District created1975
First contested1975
Last contested2011
Demographics
Electors11,112
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.

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

Parliament Years Member Party
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart5,92079.61%+15.16
  NDP Ryan McDonald 1,304 17.54% -5.62
GreenJill Forrester2122.85%+0.72
Total 7,436 100.00%
2007 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart5,55864.45%+10.92
  NDP Larry Hall 1,997 23.16% -7.65
LiberalRod Haugerud5906.84%-6.84
  Prog. Conservative Richard Swenson 295 3.42% -
GreenRuss Rudd1842.13%–
Total 8,624 100.00%
2003 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart4,45053.50%+0.58
New DemocraticLarry Hall2,57230.92%+10.85
LiberalRod Haugerud1,13213.61%−13.41
Western IndependenceHarold Stephan1641.97%–
Total 8,318 100.00%
1999 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart3,96952.95%–
LiberalGerard Aldridge2,03127.09%-10.40
  NDP Ivan Costley 1,496 19.96% -10.90
Total 7,496 100.00%
1995 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalGerard Aldridge2,85937.49%+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%
1991 Saskatchewan general election: 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 Johnstone1,63923.84%+4.34
  Independent Dwayne McBride 66 0.96% –
Total 6,874 100.00%
1986 Saskatchewan general election: 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 Johnstone1,37519.50%-7.60
Western Canada ConceptRobert Gleim380.54%-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 Johnstone1,70327.10%–
Western Canada ConceptHenry Banman1812.88%–
Total 6,284 100.00%

References

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

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