John (Jack) McIntosh
Member of Parliament
for Swift Current—Maple Creek
In office
12 May 1958  1 September 1972
Preceded byIrvin Studer
Succeeded byFrank Fletcher Hamilton
Personal details
Born(1909-05-18)18 May 1909
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Died14 April 1988(1988-04-14) (aged 78)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseHelen Mary Burroughs m. 1935
ProfessionMerchant
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John McIntosh (18 May 1909 14 April 1988) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Wick, Caithness, Scotland and became a merchant by career.

The son of John McIntosh and Jessie Swanson, both natives of Scotland, McIntosh was educated in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. In 1935, he married Helen Mary Burroughs. He was a director of the Swift Current Mutual Insurance Company.[3] McIntosh served as a member of the town council for Swift Current from 1948 to 1950 and was mayor from 1955 to 1956.

He was first elected at the Swift Current—Maple Creek riding in the 1958 general election and was re-elected there in 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1968. In 1972, after completing his term in the 28th Canadian Parliament, McIntosh left the House of Commons and did not seek re-election.

Federal electoral history

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack McIntosh11,618
LiberalIrvin Studer6,932
Co-operative CommonwealthArthur H. Johnson6,921
Labor–ProgressiveFred J. Schofield196
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack McIntosh10,814
LiberalIrvin Studer7,809
New DemocraticArt Johnson6,009
Social CreditTed Kouri1,711
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack McIntosh12,963
LiberalIrvin Studer7,058
New DemocraticArt Johnson4,917
Social CreditTed Kouri1,444
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack McIntosh11,227
LiberalJ. Fred Polley6,700
New DemocraticBev Currie6,238
Social CreditTed Kouri923
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack McIntosh11,237
New DemocraticBev Currie10,207
LiberalDonald J. Strath6,930

References

  1. Normandin, Pierre G. (1960). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. Normandin, Pierre G. (1968). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.


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