{{short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Lorne Scott | assembly = Saskatchewan Legislative | constituency_AM = [[Indian Head-Milestone]] | predecessor = [[Douglas Graham Taylor|Doug Taylor]] | successor = [[Don McMorris]] | term_start = October 21, 1991 | term_end = September 16, 1999 | party = [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] | birth_name = Lorne Scott | birth_date = May 19, 1947 | birth_place = [[Indian Head, Saskatchewan]] | occupation = Conservationist }}
'''Reginald Lorne Scott''', C.M. (2009) (b. May 19, 1947)<ref name="archive"/> is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] environmentalist and former political figure in [[Saskatchewan]], Canada. From 1991 to 1995 he represented the seat of [[Qu'Appelle-Wolseley|Indian Head-Wolseley]] and from 1995 to 1999 he represented [[Indian Head-Milestone]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]] as a [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] (NDP) member.
== Biography ==
Lorne Scott was born in [[Indian Head, Saskatchewan]], the son of Reginald and Gertie Scott. Scott worked for the [[Royal Saskatchewan Museum|Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History]] from 1967 to 1975 and for the [[Wascana Centre|Wascana Centre Authority]], where he worked as a park naturalist from 1975 to 1991. He also operates a farm in the Indian Head area. Scott served as president of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, the Saskatchewan Natural History Society and the Whooping Crane Conservation Association. He was a member of the provincial cabinet, serving as Minister of Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management from November 22, 1995 until 1999.<ref name="archive">{{cite web |url=http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDisplay.asp?sessionKey=999999999_142&l=0&lvl=1&v=0&coll=1&itm=232949&rt=1&bill=1 |title=Lorne Scott fonds |publisher=Archives Canada |accessdate=2012-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041840/http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDisplay.asp?sessionKey=999999999_142&l=0&lvl=1&v=0&coll=1&itm=232949&rt=1&bill=1 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Scott was defeated by [[Don McMorris]] when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1999.<ref name="results">{{cite web|url=http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |title=Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division |publisher=Saskatchewan Archives Board |accessdate=2012-03-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235500/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |archivedate=2013-11-12 }}</ref>
In 1999, he was named executive director of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation.<ref name="archive"/> He also served as Saskatchewan chair for the [[Nature Conservancy of Canada]]. In 2008, he was named to the Order of Canada.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=d043dfb8-5c9b-4739-84d1-f59a82a203eb |title=Lorne Scott among appointees to the Order of Canada |newspaper=LeaderPost |location=Regina |date=July 2, 2008 |accessdate=2012-03-27}}</ref>
== Electoral results == {{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Saskatchewan general election]]: [[Indian Head-Milestone]]}} |- {{CANelec |SK |Saskatchewan |[[Don McMorris]] |3,877 |48.09 |–}} {{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}} |[[New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan|NDP]] |Lorne Scott |align="right"|2,305 |align="right"|28.59 |align="right"|-14.86 {{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Larry Schultz|1,693|21.00|-17.92}} {{CANelec|SK|New Green Alliance|Garth Herman|187|2.32|–}} |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|8,062 !align="right"|100.00 !align="right"| {{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1995 Saskatchewan general election]]: [[Indian Head-Milestone]]}} |- {{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}} | style="width: 130px" |[[New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan|NDP]] |Lorne Scott |align="right"|3,440 |align="right"|43.45 |align="right"|– {{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Steve Helfrick|3,081|38.92|–}} {{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}} |[[Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan|Prog. Conservative]] |Dale Paslawski |align="right"|1,396 |align="right"|17.63 |align="right"|– |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|7,917 !align="right"|100.00 !align="right"| {{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Saskatchewan general election]]: [[Qu'Appelle-Wolseley|Indian Head-Wolseley]]}} |- {{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}} | style="width: 130px" |[[New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan|NDP]] |Lorne Scott |align="right"|2,725 |align="right"|39.72% |align="right"|+13.63 {{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Jack Hosler|2,069|30.16%|+14.07}} {{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}} |[[Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan|Prog. Conservative]] |Dwight Dunn |align="right"|2,066 |align="right"|30.12% |align="right"|-27.70 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|6,860 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| {{election box end}}
== References == {{reflist}}
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