Arthur Thibault Explained

Arthur Thibault
Birth Name:Arthur Joseph Thibault
Birth Date:February 21, 1914
Birth Place:Bonne Madone, Saskatchewan
Office:MLA for Kinistino
Term:1959–1971 and 1975–1978
Predecessor:Henry Begrand
Successor:Don Cody
Office2:MLA for Melfort-Kinistino
Term2:1971–1975
Predecessor2:Clarence George Willis (as MLA for Melfort-Tisdale)
Successor2:Norman Vickar (as MLA for Melfort)
Party:Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Profession:Farmer

Arthur Joseph Thibault (February 21, 1914  - February 22, 1983) was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Kinistino from 1959 to 1971 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and from 1975 to 1978 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member and Melfort-Kinistino from 1971 to 1975 as an NDP member in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

He was born in Bonne Madone, Saskatchewan, the son of Eugene Thibault and Emma McGary, and went on to farm in the Tarnopol district. He served as reeve of Invergordon, as a member of the local school board and as a member of the Saskatchewan Farmers' Union. In 1941, he married Doris Lepine. Thibault was first elected to the Saskatchewan assembly in a 1959 by-election held following the death of Henry Begrand.[1] From 1978 to 1981, he worked at the St. Louis Alcoholism Rehabilitation Centre in Prince Albert.[2]

Electoral history

|- |style="width: 130px"|CCF|Arthur Thibault|align="right"|2,990|align="right"|47.89%|align="right"|+2.31 |Prog. Conservative|Harvey Gjesdal|align="right"|1,597|align="right"|25.58%|align="right"|-|- bgcolor="white"!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|6,243!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"|

|- |style="width: 130px"|CCF|Arthur Thibault|align="right"|2,731|align="right"|42.17%|align="right"|-5.72 |Prog. Conservative|Harvey Gjesdal|align="right"|994|align="right"|15.34%|align="right"|-10.24|- bgcolor="white"!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|6,477!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"|

|- |style="width: 130px"|CCF|Arthur Thibault|align="right"|3,334|align="right"|51.62%|align="right"|+9.45|- bgcolor="white"!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|6,459!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"|

|- |style="width: 130px"|NDP|Arthur Thibault|align="right"|3,260|align="right"|54.48%|align="right"|+2.86|- bgcolor="white"!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|5,984!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"|

|- | style="width: 130px"|NDP|Arthur Thibault|align="right"|6,103|align="right"|59.40|align="right"|–|- bgcolor="white"!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|10,274!align="right"|100.00!align="right"|

|- |style="width: 130px"|NDP|Arthur Thibault|align="right"|3,215|align="right"|44.21%|align="right"|- |Progressive Conservative|Tom Smith|align="right"|1,657|align="right"|22.79%|align="right"|-|- bgcolor="white"!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|7,272!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"|

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Henri Begrand . Musée Virtuel Francophone de la Saskatchewan . 2012-06-23 . fr . 2014-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140519114149/http://musee.societehisto.com/henri-begrand-n372-t213.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Arthur J. Thibault fonds . Saskatchewan Archival Information Network . 2012-07-02 . 2014-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103221248/http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/collections/index.php/arthur-j-thibault-fonds;rad . dead .