Editing Ross Thatcher (section)

==Family==
Thatcher's widow, Peggie Thatcher, was persuaded to run for the federal Liberals in the [[1972 Canadian federal election|1972 federal election]], but came third in the [[Regina East]] riding.<ref>[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=1697 History of Federal Ridings], Regina East, accessed March 16, 2008</ref>

===Colin Thatcher===
In the [[1975 Saskatchewan general election|1975 provincial election]], [[Colin Thatcher]] was elected in [[Thunder Creek (1975–2016 electoral district)|Thunder Creek]], a new constituency that contained parts of the riding that his father had represented. Although he was first elected as a Liberal, he later [[Crossing the floor|crossed the floor]] to the Progressive Conservatives before joining government after the PCs won the [[1982 Saskatchewan general election|1982 provincial election]]. Thatcher resigned in January 1983 following a brief stint as a cabinet minister in the PC government; his ex-wife JoAnn Wilson was found murdered days later, and in 1984 Thatcher was charged with murder for her death. He was convicted of first degree murder by the jury in the [[Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan|Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench]] and sentenced to life in prison for 25 years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-11-30 |title=Colin Thatcher Timeline |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/thatcher_colin/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924101538/https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/thatcher_colin/ |archive-date=2017-09-24 |access-date=2024-10-05 |work=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> His appeals to the [[Saskatchewan Court of Appeal]] and the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] were dismissed.<ref>[https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/216/index.do ''R v Thatcher'', [1987<nowiki>]</nowiki> 1 SCR 652.]</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brezinski |first=Caitlin |date=2022-10-30 |title=Who is Colin Thatcher? Here's what you need to know about his 1984 murder conviction |url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/who-is-colin-thatcher-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-about-his-1984-murder-conviction-1.6131398 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030190817/https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/who-is-colin-thatcher-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-about-his-1984-murder-conviction-1.6131398 |archive-date=2022-10-30 |access-date=2023-11-18 |work=CTV News Saskatoon}}</ref>