Geoff Wilson (Canadian politician)

Geoff Wilson (born September 24, 1941) is a Canadian former politician.

Geoff Wilson
Member of Parliament
for Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia
Swift Current—Maple Creek (1984–1988)
In office
4 September 1984  25 October 1993
Personal details
Born24 September 1941
Lewes, Sussex, England
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Canada
OccupationPolitician, lawyer, accountant

Career

An accountant and lawyer by profession, Wilson was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Swift Current—Maple Creek, Saskatchewan in the 1984 federal election.

He was re-elected in 1988 in the new riding of Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia but defeated in 1993 by Lee Morrison of the Reform Party of Canada.

Electoral history

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGeoff Wilson14,590
New DemocraticDon Beveridge8,196
LiberalJack Wiebe5,967
Confederation of RegionsLorne Larson582
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Geoff Wilson 15,944 44.0
  New Democratic Party Laura Balas 11,827 32.7
  Liberal Paul Lewans 7,958 22.0
Confederation of RegionsLorne Larson4681.3
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ReformLee Morrison11,48634.9
  Liberal Rob Heinrichs 10,661 32.4
  New Democratic Party Lois Ross 5,448 16.5
  Progressive Conservative Geoff Wilson 5,119 15.5
  Natural Law Shirley Wilson 216 0.7


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