Lorne Scott

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Lorne Scott

| assembly = Saskatchewan Legislative

| constituency_AM = Indian Head-Milestone

| predecessor = Doug Taylor

| successor = Don McMorris

| term_start = October 21, 1991

| term_end = September 16, 1999

| party = New Democratic Party

| birth_name = Lorne Scott

| birth_date = May 19, 1947

| birth_place = Indian Head, Saskatchewan

| occupation = Conservationist

}}

Reginald Lorne Scott, C.M. (2009) (b. May 19, 1947) is a Canadian environmentalist and former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. From 1991 to 1995 he represented the seat of Indian Head-Wolseley and from 1995 to 1999 he represented Indian Head-Milestone in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

Biography

Lorne Scott was born in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, the son of Reginald and Gertie Scott. Scott worked for the Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History from 1967 to 1975 and for the Wascana Centre Authority, where he worked as a park naturalist from 1975 to 1991. He also operates a farm in the Indian Head area. Scott served as president of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, the Saskatchewan Natural History Society and the Whooping Crane Conservation Association. He was a member of the provincial cabinet, serving as Minister of Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management from November 22, 1995 until 1999.{{cite web |url=http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDisplay.asp?sessionKey=999999999_142&l=0&lvl=1&v=0&coll=1&itm=232949&rt=1&bill=1 |title=Lorne Scott fonds |publisher=Archives Canada |accessdate=2012-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041840/http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDisplay.asp?sessionKey=999999999_142&l=0&lvl=1&v=0&coll=1&itm=232949&rt=1&bill=1 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }} Scott was defeated by Don McMorris when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |title=Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division |publisher=Saskatchewan Archives Board |accessdate=2012-03-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235500/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |archivedate=2013-11-12 }}

In 1999, he was named executive director of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation. He also served as Saskatchewan chair for the Nature Conservancy of Canada. In 2008, he was named to the Order of Canada.{{cite news |url=http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=d043dfb8-5c9b-4739-84d1-f59a82a203eb |title=Lorne Scott among appointees to the Order of Canada |newspaper=LeaderPost |location=Regina |date=July 2, 2008 |accessdate=2012-03-27}}

Electoral results

{{Election box begin | title=1999 Saskatchewan general election: Indian Head-Milestone}}

|-

{{CANelec |SK |Saskatchewan |Don McMorris |3,877 |48.09 |–}}

{{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Lorne Scott

|align="right"|2,305

|align="right"|28.59

|align="right"|-14.86

{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Larry Schultz|1,693|21.00|-17.92}}

{{CANelec|SK|New Green Alliance|Garth Herman|187|2.32|–}}

|- bgcolor="white"

!align="left" colspan=3|Total

!align="right"|8,062

!align="right"|100.00

!align="right"|

{{election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1995 Saskatchewan general election: Indian Head-Milestone}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}}

| style="width: 130px" |NDP

|Lorne Scott

|align="right"|3,440

|align="right"|43.45

|align="right"|–

{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Steve Helfrick|3,081|38.92|–}}

{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}

|Prog. Conservative

|Dale Paslawski

|align="right"|1,396

|align="right"|17.63

|align="right"|–

|- bgcolor="white"

!align="left" colspan=3|Total

!align="right"|7,917

!align="right"|100.00

!align="right"|

{{election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1991 Saskatchewan general election:

Indian Head-Wolseley}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}}

| style="width: 130px" |NDP

|Lorne Scott

|align="right"|2,725

|align="right"|39.72%

|align="right"|+13.63

{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Jack Hosler|2,069|30.16%|+14.07}}

{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}

|Prog. Conservative

|Dwight Dunn

|align="right"|2,066

|align="right"|30.12%

|align="right"|-27.70

|- bgcolor="white"

!align="left" colspan=3|Total

!align="right"|6,860

!align="right"|100.00%

!align="right"|

{{election box end}}

References