Swift Current—Maple Creek

{{Short description|Former federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada}}

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Swift Current—Maple Creek (previously known as Swift Current) was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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.

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)

Election results

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1917}}

{{CANelec|CA|Unionist|Ira Eugene Argue|7,703}}

{{CANelec|CA|Laurier Liberals|Michael James Reilly|3,931}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1921}}

{{CANelec|CA|Progressive|Arthur John Lewis|9,848}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|William P. MacLachlan|4,223}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Ira Eugene Argue|2,158}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1925}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Charles Edward Bothwell|4,555}}

{{CANelec|CA|Progressive|Arthur John Lewis|3,668}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1926}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Charles Edward Bothwell|5,788}}

{{CANelec|CA|Progressive|Arthur John Lewis|3,094}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Archibald Livingston|2,097}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1930}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Charles Edward Bothwell|6,382}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Oscar M. Irwin|5,456}}

{{CANelec|CA|Farmer Labour|Joseph Gilbert Laycock|2,091}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1935}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Charles Edward Bothwell|5,682}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Oliver Reid|3,556}}

{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Joseph Gilbert Laycock|2,927}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|James Oswald Begg|2,536}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1940}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Roy Theodore Graham|6,042}}

{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Henry Peter Thiessen|5,507}}

{{CANelec|CA|National Government|James P. Whyte|3,965}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1945}}

{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Thomas John Bentley|7,813}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Roy Theodore Graham|6,169}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Genevieve Ethel Begg|2,537}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1949}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Harry B. Whiteside|7,595}}

{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Thomas John Bentley|6,776}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|John Kinchen Rosa|1,761}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1953}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Irvin Studer|10,088}}

{{CANelec|CA|CCF|William Kenneth Rutherford|9,947}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|John Wilfred MacPherson|1,471}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|John Wilkinson|1,432}}

{{CANelec|CA|Labor-Progressive|Frederick James Schofield|392}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1957}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Irvin Studer|9,639}}

{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Harry Gibbs|8,930}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|John K. Rosa|4,255}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Raymond G. Miller|3,028}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1958}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Jack McIntosh|11,618}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Irvin Studer|6,932}}

{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Arthur H. Johnson|6,921}}

{{CANelec|CA|Labor-Progressive|Fred J. Schofield|196}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1962}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Jack McIntosh|10,814}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Irvin Studer|7,809}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Art Johnson|6,009}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Ted Kouri|1,711}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1963}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Jack McIntosh|12,963}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Irvin Studer|7,058}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Art Johnson|4,917}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Ted Kouri|1,444}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1965}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Jack McIntosh|11,227}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|J. Fred Polley|6,700}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Bev Currie|6,238}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Ted Kouri|923}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1968}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Jack McIntosh|11,237}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Bev Currie|10,207}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Donald J. Strath|6,930}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1972}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Frank Fletcher Hamilton|11,500}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Merv Johnson|9,275}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|George Leith|7,165}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Ted Kouri|584}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Charles Kieling|138}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1974}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Frank Fletcher Hamilton|11,336}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|George Leith|8,091}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Ed Wallace|7,477}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Isaac Klaassen|390}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1979}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Frank Fletcher Hamilton|15,213}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Ron Gates|8,720}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Gene Maurice|5,171}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1980}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Frank Fletcher Hamilton|12,917}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Ron Gates|8,338}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Gene Maurice|5,673}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1984}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Geoff Wilson|14,590}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Don Beveridge|8,196}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jack Wiebe|5,967}}

{{CANelec|CA|CoR|Lorne Larson|582}}

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See also

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