Swift Current—Maple Creek

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Swift Current—Maple Creek (formerly known as Swift Current) was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1914 as “Swift Current” from parts of Moose Jaw riding.

The name of the electoral district was changed to “Swift Current—Maple Creek” in 1953.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was merged into Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia riding.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. Ira Eugene Argue, Unionist (1917-1921)
2. Arthur John Lewis, Progressive (1921-1925)
3. Charles Edward Bothwell, Liberal (1925-1940)
4. Roy Theodore Graham, Liberal (1940-1945)
5. Thomas J. Bentley, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1945-1949)
6. Harry B. Whiteside, Liberal (1949-1953)
7. Irvin Studer, Liberal (1953-1958)
8. Jack McIntosh, Progressive Conservative (1958-1972)
9. Frank Hamilton, Progressive Conservative (1972-1984)
10. Geoff Wilson, Progressive Conservative (1984-1988)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government	ARGUE, Ira Eugene	7,703
	Opposition	REILLY, Michael James	3,931

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive	LEWIS, Arthur John	9,848
	Liberal	MACLACHLAN, William P.	4,223
	Conservative	ARGUE, Ira Eugene	2,158

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	BOTHWELL, Charles Edward	4,555
	Progressive	LEWIS, Arthur John	3,668

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	BOTHWELL, Charles Edward	5,788
	Progressive	LEWIS, Arthur John	3,094
	Conservative	LIVINGSTON, Archibald	2,097

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	BOTHWELL, Charles Edward	6,382
	Conservative	IRWIN, Oscar M.	5,456
	Farmer-Labour	LAYCOCK, Joseph Gilbert	2,091

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	BOTHWELL, Charles Edward	5,682
	Social Credit	REID, Oliver	3,556
	Co-operative Commonwealth	LAYCOCK, Joseph Gilbert	2,927
	Conservative	BEGG, James Oswald	2,536

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	GRAHAM, Roy Theodore	6,042
	Co-operative Commonwealth	THIESSEN, Henry Peter	5,507
	National Government	WHYTE, James P.	3,965

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	BENTLEY, Thomas J.	7,813
	Liberal	GRAHAM, Roy Theodore	6,169
	Progressive Conservative	BEGG, Genevieve Ethel	2,537

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	WHITESIDE, Harry B.	7,595
	Co-operative Commonwealth	BENTLEY, Thomas John	6,776
	Progressive Conservative	ROSA, John Kinchen	1,761

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	STUDER, Irvin	10,088
	Co-operative Commonwealth	RUTHERFORD, William Kenneth	9,947
	Social Credit	MACPHERSON, John Wilfred	1,471
	Progressive Conservative	WILKINSON, John	1,432
	Labour-Progressive	SCHOFIELD, Frederick James	392

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	STUDER, Irvin W.	9,639
	Co-operative Commonwealth	GIBBS, Harry	8,930
	Progressive Conservative	ROSA, John K.	4,255
	Social Credit	MILLER, Raymond G.	3,028

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	MCINTOSH, Jack	11,618
	Liberal	STUDER, Irvin W.	6,932
	Co-operative Commonwealth	JOHNSON, Arthur H.	6,921
	Labour-Progressive	SCHOFIELD, Fred J.	196

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	MCINTOSH, Jack	10,814
	Liberal	STUDER, Irvin W.	7,809
	New Democrat	JOHNSON, Art	6,009
	Social Credit	KOURI, Ted	1,711

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	MCINTOSH, Jack	12,963
	Liberal	STUDER, Irvin W.	7,058
	New Democrat	JOHNSON, Art	4,917
	Social Credit	KOURI, Ted	1,444

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	MCINTOSH, Jack	11,227
	Liberal	POLLEY, J. Fred	6,700
	New Democrat	CURRIE, Bev	6,238
	Social Credit	KOURI, Ted	923

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	MCINTOSH, Jack	11,237
	New Democrat	CURRIE, Bev	10,207
	Liberal	STRATH, Donald J.	6,930

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	HAMILTON, Frank	11,500
	New Democrat	JOHNSON, Merv	9,275
	Liberal	LEITH, George	7,165
	Social Credit	KOURI, Ted	584
	Independent	KIELING, Charles	138

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	HAMILTON, Frank	11,336
	Liberal	LEITH, George	8,091
	New Democrat	WALLACE, Ed	7,477
	Social Credit	KLAASSEN, Isaac	390

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	HAMILTON, Frank	15,213
	New Democrat	GATES, Ron	8,720
	Liberal	MAURICE, Gene	5,171

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	HAMILTON, Frank	12,917
	New Democrat	GATES, Ron	8,338
	Liberal	MAURICE, Gene	5,673

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	WILSON, Geoff	14,590
	New Democrat	BEVERIDGE, Don	8,196
	Liberal	WIEBE, Jack	5,967
	Confederation of Regions	LARSON, Lorne	582

[edit] External links

• Riding history for Swift Current (1914–1953) from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history for Swift Current—Maple Creek (1953–1987) from the Library of Parliament