Jack McIntosh (politician)

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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
[1][2]

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[edit]

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Jack McIntosh 11,618
Liberal Irvin Studer 6,932
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur H. Johnson 6,921
Labor–Progressive Fred J. Schofield 196
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Jack McIntosh 10,814
Liberal Irvin Studer 7,809
New Democratic Art Johnson 6,009
Social Credit Ted Kouri 1,711
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Jack McIntosh 12,963
Liberal Irvin Studer 7,058
New Democratic Art Johnson 4,917
Social Credit Ted Kouri 1,444
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Jack McIntosh 11,227
Liberal J. Fred Polley 6,700
New Democratic Bev Currie 6,238
Social Credit Ted Kouri 923
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Jack McIntosh 11,237
New Democratic Bev Currie 10,207
Liberal Donald J. Strath 6,930

References[edit]

  1. ^ *Jack McIntosh – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ Normandin, Pierre G. (1960). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  3. ^ Normandin, Pierre G. (1968). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.