# Thunder Creek (1975–2016 electoral district)

Thunder Creek was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally created for the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912 and abolished in 1938, this constituency was reconstituted for the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975. It was abolished a second time in 2016, with most of the constituency being re-distributed into the new electoral district of Lumsden-Morse.
Communities in the district included the towns of Lumsden, Caronport, Regina Beach, Morse, Craik, and Herbert; and the villages of Central Butte, Chaplin, Elbow, Mortlach, Riverhurst, Waldeck, Eyebrow, and Bethune.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| District created from Lumsden, Morse, Arm River, Milestone, Gravelbourg, Assiniboia-Bengough, Moose Jaw North, Moose Jaw South |||||
| 18th | 1975 – 1978 | Colin Thatcher | Liberal |
| 19th | 1978 – 1982 | Colin Thatcher | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1982 – 1984 | Colin Thatcher | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1985 – 1986 | Richard Swenson | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986 – 1991 | Richard Swenson | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1991 – 1995 | Richard Swenson | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1995 – 1999 | Gerard Aldridge | Liberal |
| 24th | 1999 – 2003 | Lyle Stewart | Saskatchewan Party |
| 25th | 2003 – 2007 | Lyle Stewart | Saskatchewan Party |
| 26th | 2007 – 2011 | Lyle Stewart | Saskatchewan Party |
| 27th | 2011 – 2016 | Lyle Stewart | Saskatchewan Party |
| District dissolved into Lumsden-Morse, Arm River, Moose Jaw North, Moose Jaw Wakamow, Wood River |||||

## Election results

2011 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Lyle Stewart | 5,920 | 79.61% | +15.16 |
| | NDP | Ryan McDonald | 1,304 | 17.54% | -5.62 |
| | Green | Jill Forrester | 212 | 2.85% | +0.72 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,436 | 100.00% | |
2007 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Lyle Stewart | 5,558 | 64.45% | +10.92 |
| | NDP | Larry Hall | 1,997 | 23.16% | -7.65 |
| | Liberal | Rod Haugerud | 590 | 6.84% | -6.84 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Richard Swenson | 295 | 3.42% | - |
| | Green | Russ Rudd | 184 | 2.13% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,624 | 100.00% | |
vte2003 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Lyle Stewart | 4,450 | 53.50% | +0.58 |
| | New Democratic | Larry Hall | 2,572 | 30.92% | +10.85 |
| | Liberal | Rod Haugerud | 1,132 | 13.61% | −13.41 |
| | Western Independence | Harold Stephan | 164 | 1.97% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,318 | 100.00% |
1999 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Lyle Stewart | 3,969 | 52.95% | – |
| | Liberal | Gerard Aldridge | 2,031 | 27.09% | -10.40 |
| | NDP | Ivan Costley | 1,496 | 19.96% | -10.90 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,496 | 100.00% | |
1995 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gerard Aldridge | 2,859 | 37.49% | +13.65 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Janet Day | 2,414 | 31.65% | -10.96 |
| | NDP | Lewis Draper | 2,353 | 30.86% | -1.73 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,626 | 100.00% | |
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Richard Swenson | 2,929 | 42.61% | -10.91 |
| | NDP | Ron Bishoff | 2,240 | 32.59% | +6.15 |
| | Liberal | Bill Johnstone | 1,639 | 23.84% | +4.34 |
| | Independent | Dwayne McBride | 66 | 0.96% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,874 | 100.00% | |
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Richard Swenson | 3,773 | 53.52% | +11.03 |
| | NDP | Betty Payne | 1,864 | 26.44% | -1.09 |
| | Liberal | Bill Johnstone | 1,375 | 19.50% | -7.60 |
| | Western Canada Concept | Robert Gleim | 38 | 0.54% | -2.34 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,050 | 100.00% | |
March 27, 1985 By-Election: Thunder Creek :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Richard Swenson | 2,670 | 42.49% | – |
| | NDP | Betty Payne | 1,730 | 27.53% | – |
| | Liberal | Bill Johnstone | 1,703 | 27.10% | – |
| | Western Canada Concept | Henry Banman | 181 | 2.88% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,284 | 100.00% | |