Lyle Stewart

Lyle Stewart
MLA for Lumsden-Morse
Assumed office
April 4, 2016
MLA for Thunder Creek
In office
1999–2016
Preceded by Gerard Aldridge
Succeeded by constituency abolished
Personal details
Born 1951[1]
Pense, Saskatchewan
Political party Saskatchewan Party
Residence Pense, Saskatchewan

Lyle Eldon Stewart is a Canadian provincial politician. He is a current Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. First elected in 1999, Stewart represented the constituency of Thunder Creek until its abolition in 2016.[2] Stewart was subsequently elected in Lumsden-Morse, a new electoral district encompassing most of the former Thunder Creek constituency.

Stewart has been the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation since May 25, 2012, a role he maintained following the August 23, 2016 cabinet shuffle.[3] He has been a member of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan since 2007, previously serving as the Minister for Enterprise and Innovation.[2]

Electoral record

Saskatchewan general election, 2007: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart 5,558 64.45% +10.92
     NDP Larry Hall 1,997 23.16% -7.65
LiberalRod Haugerud 590 6.84% -6.84
     Prog. Conservative Richard Swenson 295 3.42% -
GreenRuss Rudd 184 2.13% -
Total 8,624 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 2003: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart 4,430 53.53% +0.58
New DemocraticLarry Hall 2,550 30.81% +10.85
LiberalRod Haugerud 1,132 13.68% −13.41
Western IndependenceHarold Stephan 164 1.98%
Total 8,276 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1999: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart 3,969 52.95% -
LiberalGerard Aldridge 2,031 27.09% -10.40
     NDP Ivan Costley 1,496 19.96% -10.90
Total 7,496 100.00%

References

  1. Members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Archives.
  2. 1 2 "Honourable Lyle Stewart". Cabinet. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  3. "Premier announces Saskatchewan cabinet shuffle". Regina Leader-Post. August 23, 2016.


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