Meadow Lake (electoral district)
Encyclopedia
Meadow Lake was a federal electoral district
in Saskatchewan
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1948 to 1979. It was created in 1947 from The Battlefords
ridings, and was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Prince Albert
and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake
ridings.
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Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1948 to 1979. It was created in 1947 from The Battlefords
The Battlefords (electoral district)
The Battlefords was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of North Battleford, Rosetown and South Battleford ridings....
ridings, and was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Prince Albert
Prince Albert (electoral district)
Prince Albert is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1988, and since 1997.-Geography:...
and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake
The Battlefords—Meadow Lake
The Battlefords—Meadow Lake was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1997....
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
:
- John H. HarrisonJohn Harrison (Canadian politician)John Hornby Harrison was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Bradford, England and became an agent, merchant and trader by career....
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1949-1958) - Bert CadieuBert CadieuAlbert C. Cadieu is a former Canadian politician. A member of the Progressive Conservative party, he represented the electoral district of Meadow Lake in the House of Commons from 1958 to 1972, and again from 1974 to 1979.-See also:...
, Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
(1958-1972) - Eli NesdolyEli NesdolyElias Nesdoly, B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed. is a Canadian politician who has held national office, as a former member of the Canadian House of Commons.-Politics:...
, New Democratic PartyNew Democratic PartyThe New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
(1972-1974) - Bert Cadieu, Progressive Conservative (1974-1979)
Election results
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Meadow Lake (1947–1976) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...