Bud Smith
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Moose Jaw South
In office
April 26, 1982  October 20, 1986
Preceded byGordon Snyder
Succeeded byLorne Calvert
Personal details
Born
Arthur Leslie Smith

June 14, 1919
Cardross, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedNovember 11, 2002(2002-11-11) (aged 83)
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse(s)
Irene
(died 1966)

Goldie Best
(m. 1967; died 1985)

Mary Rohrich
(m. 1988)
ResidenceMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan
ProfessionFarmer and carpenter
PortfolioDeputy Government Whip

Arthur Leslie "Bud" Smith (June 14, 1919 – November 11, 2002) was a Canadian politician in the province of Saskatchewan. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Moose Jaw South in the 1982 general election, which resulted in a Progressive Conservative government under Premier Grant Devine.

Personal life

Born in Cardross, Saskatchewan, Smith farmed in the Cardross area for thirty-two years. He then worked as a carpenter, primarily in Moose Jaw.[1] He was married three times, being predeceased by his first two wives.[2]

Political career

Smith was long active in the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan.[2] He stood for election four times, in the general elections of 1975, 1978, 1982 and 1986. He was defeated in the 1975 and 1978 elections, but elected in the Progressive Conservative landslide of 1982.[3] He was defeated by Lorne Calvert of the New Democratic Party in the 1986 election and retired from provincial politics.[4]

During his term, he was considered a good constituency representative, to the point that Calvert, who defeated him in the 1986 election, was not sure if Calvert's own mother voted for Smith or for him.[1] Smith's policy interests were improvements in health and social services. He was the Deputy Government Whip.[1]

Electoral history

Smith stood for election four times in the riding of Moose Jaw South. He was defeated in 1975 and 1978, but elected in 1982. He served one term, being defeated in 1986.

1975 Provincial election: Moose Jaw South

General Election, June 11, 1975: Moose Jaw South
PartyCandidatePopular Vote %
  New Democratic PartyYes X Gordon Snyder3,95053.9%
Progressive Conservative Arthur Leslie "Bud" Smith1,85725.3%
Liberal Faye Gordon1,52120.8%
Total7,328100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Moose Jaw South

Yes Elected.
X Incumbent.

1978 Provincial election: Moose Jaw South

General Election, October 18, 1978: Moose Jaw South
PartyCandidatePopular Vote %
  New Democratic PartyYes X Gordon Snyder4,51259.1%
Progressive Conservative Arthur Leslie "Bud" Smith2,40831.5%
Liberal Terry W. Ocrane7169.4%
Total7,636100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Moose Jaw South

Yes Elected.
X Incumbent.

1982 Provincial election: Moose Jaw South

General Election, April 26, 1982: Moose Jaw South
PartyCandidatePopular Vote %
Progressive Conservative Yes Arthur Leslie "Bud" Smith4,11047.7%
  New Democratic PartyX Gordon Snyder3,90845.3%
Liberal Bob Halter3283.8%
Western Canada Concept J.R. (Jack) Ashton2753.2%
Total8,621100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Moose Jaw South

Yes Elected.
X Incumbent.

1986 Provincial election: Moose Jaw South

General Election, October 20, 1986: Moose Jaw South
PartyCandidatePopular Vote %
  New Democratic PartyYes Lorne Calvert4,95958.5%
Progressive Conservative X Arthur Leslie "Bud" Smith2,82333.3%
Liberal Irene McKenzie6537.7%
Western Canada Concept Phoebe Dowhy490.6%
Total8,484100.1%1
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Moose Jaw South

Yes Elected.
X Incumbent.
1 Rounding error.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Saskatchewan Hansard, December 9, 2002, pp. 2837 - 2840.
  2. 1 2 "Arthur Leslie (Bud) Smith" obituary, Moose Jaw Times-Herald, 2002.
  3. Elections Saskatchewan: Twentieth Provincial General Election(April 26, 1982).
  4. "Saskatchewan Archives: Election Results by Electoral Division - Moose Jaw South, p. 2.14-61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
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