Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia
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Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia was a federal electoral district
in Saskatchewan
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1988 to 1997.
This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Swift Current—Maple Creek
and Assiniboia
ridings.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Cypress Hills—Grasslands
, Palliser and Souris—Moose Mountain
ridings.
|Progressive Conservative
|Geoff Wilson
|align=right| 15,944
|align=right|44.0
|New Democratic Party
|Laura Balas
|align=right|11,827
|align=right|32.7
|Liberal
|Paul Lewans
|align=right|7,958
|align=right|22.0
|Confederation of Regions
|Lorne Larson
|align=right|468
|align=right|1.3
|-
|Reform
|Lee Morrison
|align=right|11,486
|align=right|34.9
|Liberal
|Rob Heinrichs
|align=right|10,661
|align=right|32.4
|New Democratic Party
|Lois Ross
|align=right| 5,448
|align=right|16.5
|Progressive Conservative
|Geoff Wilson
|align=right|5,119
|align=right|15.5
|Natural Law
|Shirley Wilson
|align=right|216
|align=right|0.7
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1988 to 1997.
This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Swift Current—Maple Creek
Swift Current—Maple Creek
Swift Current—Maple Creek was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1988....
and Assiniboia
Assiniboia (electoral district)
Assiniboia was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1988. This riding was created in 1907 following the admission of Saskatchewan into the Canadian Confederation in 1905...
ridings.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Cypress Hills—Grasslands
Cypress Hills—Grasslands
Cypress Hills—Grasslands is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-History:...
, Palliser and Souris—Moose Mountain
Souris—Moose Mountain
Souris—Moose Mountain is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.-Geography:...
ridings.
Electoral history
|-|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Geoff Wilson
|align=right| 15,944
|align=right|44.0
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Laura Balas
|align=right|11,827
|align=right|32.7
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Paul Lewans
|align=right|7,958
|align=right|22.0
|Confederation of Regions
Confederation of Regions Party of Canada
The Confederation of Regions Party was a right-wing Canadian political party founded in 1984 by Elmer Knutson. It was founded as a successor to the Western Canada Federation , a non-partisan organization, to fight the Liberal Party of Canada...
|Lorne Larson
|align=right|468
|align=right|1.3
|-
|Reform
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
|Lee Morrison
Lee Morrison
Lee Glen Morrison was a member of the Canadian House of Commons 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...
|align=right|11,486
|align=right|34.9
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Rob Heinrichs
|align=right|10,661
|align=right|32.4
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Lois Ross
|align=right| 5,448
|align=right|16.5
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Geoff Wilson
|align=right|5,119
|align=right|15.5
|Natural Law
Natural Law Party of Canada
The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation....
|Shirley Wilson
|align=right|216
|align=right|0.7
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia (1987–1996) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...