2001 United Kingdom general election previous autumn had shown the first Tory lead (though only by a narrow margin) in the opinion polls for eight years as they benefited from the public anger towards the government over the fuel protests which had led to a severe shortage of motor fuel. By the end of 2000, however, the dispute had been solved and Labour were firmly back in the lead of the opinion polls. In total, a mere 29 parliamentary seats changed hands at the 2001 Election. One of the more noted events of a quiet campaign was when countryside protester Craig Evans threw an egg
John Evans (Saskatchewan politician) to the Rosetown riding where he was re-elected in 1925 and 1926. After two terms at Rosetown, Evans was defeated by William John Loucks of the Liberals in the 1930 federal election. Evans made another attempt to return to Parliament in the 1935 election, this time under the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, but was unsuccessful in that campaign at the Saskatoon City riding. John Evans (Saskatchewan politician) John Evans (25 June 1867 – 5 January 1958) was a Progressive party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Rhayader, Radnorshire, Wales, the son of John Evans and