Swift Current (provincial electoral district)

Swift Current is a provincial

Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...

electoral district

Electoral district

An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...

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

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...

. Located in southwestern Saskatchewan, it was created for the 2nd Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 1908

The Saskatchewan general election of 1908 was the second provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on August 14, 1908 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Premier Walter Scott and his Liberal Party were re-elected for a second term, defeating...

in 1908.

The city of Swift Current (pop. 14,946) is the largest center in the constituency.

Two Saskatchewan premiers have been elected from this constituency – Thomas Walter Scott

Thomas Walter Scott

Thomas Walter Scott – known less formally as Walter Scott – was the first Premier of the province of Saskatchewan in Canada .-Background:...

, the first premier of the province, and Brad Wall

Brad Wall

Bradley John "Brad" Wall, MLA is a Canadian politician who has been the 14th Premier of Saskatchewan since November 21, 2007....

, the current premier.

Election results (1908–present)

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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...

|Brad Wall

Brad Wall

Bradley John "Brad" Wall, MLA is a Canadian politician who has been the 14th Premier of Saskatchewan since November 21, 2007....

|align="right"|5,929
|align="right"|80.72%
|align="right"|-

|NDP
|Aaron Ens
|align="right"|1,224
|align="right"|16.66%
|align="right"|-

|Greens

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

|Brad Wall
|align="right"|6,006
|align="right"|70.88%
|align="right"|+12.47

|NDP
|Robert Hale
|align="right"|1,983
|align="right"|23.40%
|align="right"|-13.20

|Liberal
|Justin Orthner
|align="right"|300
|align="right"|3.54%
|align="right"|-1.45

|Greens

Green Party of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan 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...

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

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...

Western Canada Concept Party of Saskatchewan

Everett Irvine Wood

Everett Irvine Wood was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Swift Current in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1956 to 1975 as a CCF/NDP member....

|align="right"|6,423
|align="right"|59.38%
|align="right"|+9.28

|Liberal

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

Everett Irvine Wood

Everett Irvine Wood was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Swift Current in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1956 to 1975 as a CCF/NDP member....

|align="right"|4,825
|align="right"|50.10%
|align="right"|-2.89

|Liberal

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

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....

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...

|Everett Wood

Everett Irvine Wood

Everett Irvine Wood was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Swift Current in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1956 to 1975 as a CCF/NDP member....

|align="right"|5,238
|align="right"|52.99%
|align="right"|+8.22

|Liberal

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

|Everett Wood

Everett Irvine Wood

Everett Irvine Wood was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Swift Current in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1956 to 1975 as a CCF/NDP member....

|align="right"|4,292
|align="right"|44.77%
|align="right"|+1.53

|Liberal

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan

Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan

The Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan was a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that promoted social credit economic theories from the mid-1930s to the mid-1970s....

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

|Everett Wood

Everett Irvine Wood

Everett Irvine Wood was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Swift Current in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1956 to 1975 as a CCF/NDP member....

Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan

The Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan was a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that promoted social credit economic theories from the mid-1930s to the mid-1970s....

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan

The Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan was a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that promoted social credit economic theories from the mid-1930s to the mid-1970s....

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan

The Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan was a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that promoted social credit economic theories from the mid-1930s to the mid-1970s....

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan

|William Wensley Smith

William Wensley Smith

William Wensley Smith was a Canadian who founded W.W. Smith Insurance Ltd., one of the oldest insurance brokerages in Saskatchewan, Canada...

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan

|William Wensley Smith

William Wensley Smith

William Wensley Smith was a Canadian who founded W.W. Smith Insurance Ltd., one of the oldest insurance brokerages in Saskatchewan, Canada...

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan

Independent (politician)

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Labour candidates and parties in Canada

There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s...

Independent (politician)

Thomas Walter Scott

Thomas Walter Scott – known less formally as Walter Scott – was the first Premier of the province of Saskatchewan in Canada .-Background:...

|align="right"|768
|align="right"|57.61%
|align="right"|-5.94

|Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan

Thomas Walter Scott

Thomas Walter Scott – known less formally as Walter Scott – was the first Premier of the province of Saskatchewan in Canada .-Background:...

|align="right"|699
|align="right"|63.55%
|align="right"|–

|Provincial Rights

Provincial Rights Party

The Provincial Rights Party was a Canadian political party founded and led by Frederick W.A.G. Haultain in 1905 to contest elections in the new province of Saskatchewan.Haultain had been Premier of the North-West Territories prior to the province's creation...

Members of the Legislative Assembly

	\|MLA	\|Party	1.	Thomas Walter Scott Thomas Walter Scott Thomas Walter Scott – known less formally as Walter Scott – was the first Premier of the province of Saskatchewan in Canada .-Background:...	1908–1917	Liberal	2.	David John Sykes	1917–1929	Independent, Liberal	3.	William Wensley Smith William Wensley Smith William Wensley Smith was a Canadian who founded W.W. Smith Insurance Ltd., one of the oldest insurance brokerages in Saskatchewan, Canada...	1929–1934	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....	4.	James G. Taggart	1934–1944	Liberal	5.	Harry Gibbs	1944–1956	CCF Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...	6.	Everett Wood Everett Irvine Wood Everett Irvine Wood was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Swift Current in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1956 to 1975 as a CCF/NDP member....	1956–1967	CCF Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...	7.	Everett Wood	1967–1975	New Democrat	8.	Dennis Ham	1975–1980	Progressive Conservative	9.	Dennis Ham	1980–1982	Unionest Party Unionest Party The Unionest Party was a provincial political party in Saskatchewan, Canada, in the early 1980s, that advocated union between the four western provinces of Canada and the United States....	10.	Patricia Anne Smith	1982–1991	Progressive Conservative	11.	John Penner	1991–1995	New Democrat	12.	John Wall	1995–1999	New Democrat	13.	Brad Wall Brad Wall Bradley John "Brad" Wall, MLA is a Canadian politician who has been the 14th Premier of Saskatchewan since November 21, 2007....	1999–present	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...

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