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Thunder Creek is a provincial

Provinces and territories of Canada

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electoral district

Electoral district

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for the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

of 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

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. Originally created

Thunder Creek (former electoral district)

Thunder Creek is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912...

for the 3rd Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 1912

The Saskatchewan general election of 1912 was the third provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on July 11, 1912 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Premier Walter Scott led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to a third term in office with...

in 1912 and abolished in 1938

Saskatchewan general election, 1938

The Saskatchewan general election of 1938 was the ninth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 8, 1938, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

, this constituency was reconstituted for the 18th Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 1975

The Saskatchewan general election of 1975 was the eighteenth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 11, 1975, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan...

in 1975.

Communities in the district include the towns of Caronport

Caronport, Saskatchewan

Caronport is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The village had a population of 919 in the Canada 2006 Census, and is located within Census Division 7. The village is located 21 kilometres west of Moose Jaw on the Trans-Canada Highway. As of the 2006 census, Caronport is, by...

, Central Butte

Central Butte, Saskatchewan

Central Butte is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 200 kilometres from Saskatoon, Regina and Swift Current and 100 kilometres from Moose Jaw.Thunder Creek, a river that flows into Moose Jaw begins south of the community....

, Morse

Morse, Saskatchewan

-External links:** Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan...

, Craik

Craik, Saskatchewan

Craik is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, incorporated on August 1, 1907. It is strategically located along Provincial Highway 11 in the RM of Craik No...

, and Herbert

Herbert, Saskatchewan

-External links:* http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=&ex=00000155&sl=2346&pos=1* http://www.townofherbertsk.ca/herbert/index.html...

. Villages in the district include Chaplin

Chaplin, Saskatchewan

Chaplin is a rural village in Saskatchewan, Canada situated on the Trans-Canada Highway approximately 85 km from Moose Jaw and 90 km from Swift Current. The main industries of Chaplin are Saskatchewan Minerals and farming/ ranching. Chaplin consists of eight streets, two crescents, and...

, Mortlach

Mortlach, Saskatchewan

Mortlach is a village in Wheatlands Rural Municipality No. 163, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 254 at the 2006 Census. The village is located on the Trans Canada Highway about 40 km west of the city of Moose Jaw...

, and Bethune

Bethune, Saskatchewan

-Area statistics:*Lat 50° 43' 00" N*Long 105° 13' 00" W*Dominion Land Survey Sec.24, Twp.20, R.24, W of the 2nd meridian*Time zone UTC-6-Location:-External links:* - Official site of Bethune********...

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament	Years		Party
18th Saskatchewan general election, 1975 The Saskatchewan general election of 1975 was the eighteenth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 11, 1975, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan...	1975 – 1978	Colin Thatcher Colin Thatcher Wilbert Colin Thatcher is a Canadian former politician convicted for the murder of his ex-wife, JoAnn Wilson.-Political life:Colin Thatcher is the son of Wilbert Ross Thatcher, premier of Saskatchewan from 1964 to 1971...	Liberal
19th Saskatchewan general election, 1978 The Saskatchewan general election of 1978 was the nineteenth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on October 18, 1978, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....	1978 – 1982		Progressive Conservative
20th Saskatchewan general election, 1982 The Saskatchewan general election of 1982 was the twentieth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on April 26, 1982, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....	1982 – 1984		Progressive Conservative
	1985 – 1986	Richard Swenson Richard Swenson Richard "Rick" James Swenson is a provincial level politician from Saskatchewan, Canada. He was a member of the Saskatchewan Legislature from 1985 to 1995, and is still active in provincial politics as the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan since 2006.Swenson was elected...	Progressive Conservative
21st Saskatchewan general election, 1986 The Saskatchewan general election of 1986 was the twenty-first provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on October 20, 1986, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....	1986 – 1991
22nd 22nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 22nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 1991 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the New Democratic Party under Premier Roy Romanow. With 66 representatives elected, the 22nd Assembly had the largest number of MLAs in Saskatchewan history.In the fall of 1992 former...	1991 – 1995
23rd 23rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 23rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 1995 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the New Democratic Party under Premier Roy Romanow....	1995 – 1999	Gerard Aldridge	Liberal
24th 24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 1999 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the New Democratic Party under Premier Roy Romanow...	1999 – 2003	Lyle Stewart	Saskatchewan Party Saskatchewan Party The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...
25th	2003 – 2007
26th 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 2007 Saskatchewan election, and was sworn in on November 21, 2007. It is controlled by the Saskatchewan Party under Premier Brad Wall.-Members:...	2007 – present

Election results

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| style="width: 130px"|Saskatchewan Party

Saskatchewan Party

The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...

Green Party of Saskatchewan

The Green Party of Saskatchewan is a left-leaning Green political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.It was founded in 1998 as the New Green Alliance by environmental and social justice activists frustrated by the social democratic Saskatchewan New Democratic Party's move to the right...

Saskatchewan Party

|Lyle Stewart
|align="right"|5,558
|align="right"|64.45%
|align="right"|+10.92

|NDP
|Larry Hall
|align="right"|1,997
|align="right"|23.16%
|align="right"|-7.65

|Liberal
|Rod Haugerud
|align="right"|590
|align="right"|6.84%
|align="right"|-6.84

|Prog. Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan

The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories....

|Richard Swenson

Richard Swenson

Richard "Rick" James Swenson is a provincial level politician from Saskatchewan, Canada. He was a member of the Saskatchewan Legislature from 1985 to 1995, and is still active in provincial politics as the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan since 2006.Swenson was elected...

|align="right"|295
|align="right"|3.42%
|align="right"|-

|Greens

Green Party of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Party

|Lyle Stewart
|align="right"|4,430
|align="right"|53.53%
|align="right"|+0.58

|NDP
|Larry Hall
|align="right"|2,550
|align="right"|30.81%
|align="right"|+10.85

|Liberal
|Rod Haugerud
|align="right"|1,132
|align="right"|13.68%
|align="right"|-13.41

|Western Independence

Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan

The Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan is a provincial political party in Saskatchewan, Canada. It advocates the independence of Saskatchewan, and the formation of a new country. It is not affiliated with any federal party...

Saskatchewan Party

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan

|Janet Day
|align="right"|2,414
|align="right"|31.65%
|align="right"|-10.96

|NDP
|Lewis Draper

Lewis Draper

Lewis Draper is a family physician, who was a Canadian provincial politician. He was the NDP member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Assiniboia-Gravelbourg, from 1991 until 1995. He defeated PC incumbent John Thomas Wolfe in the 1991 general election, and...

Richard Swenson

|align="right"|2,929
|align="right"|42.61%
|align="right"|-10.91

|NDP
|Ron Bishoff
|align="right"|2,240
|align="right"|32.59%
|align="right"|+6.15

|Liberal

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

Independent (politician)

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Richard Swenson

|align="right"|3,773
|align="right"|53.52%
|align="right"|+11.03

|NDP
|Betty Payne
|align="right"|1,864
|align="right"|26.44%
|align="right"|-1.09

|Liberal
|Bill Johnstone
|align="right"|1,375
|align="right"|19.50%
|align="right"|-7.60

|Western Canada Concept

Western Canada Concept Party of Saskatchewan

The Western Canada Concept Party of Saskatchewan was a provincial political party that was the Saskatchewan, Canada branch of the Western Canada Concept, a federal political party that advocated the separation of the four western provinces of Canada to form a new country.The party's zenith was the...

Richard Swenson

|align="right"|2,670
|align="right"|42.49%
|align="right"|–

|NDP
|Betty Payne
|align="right"|1,730
|align="right"|27.53%
|align="right"|–

|Liberal
|Bill Johnstone
|align="right"|1,703
|align="right"|27.10%
|align="right"|–

|Western Canada Concept

Western Canada Concept Party of Saskatchewan

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