The Battlefords (electoral district)
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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.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Meadow Lake
, Battleford—Kindersley
and Saskatoon—Biggar
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 1935 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1933 from parts of North Battleford
North Battleford (electoral district)
North Battleford was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1949.This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Battleford, Prince Albert and Saskatoon ridings....
, Rosetown
Rosetown (electoral district)
Rosetown was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935.This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Battleford, Kindersley and North Battleford ridings....
and South Battleford
South Battleford
South Battleford was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935.This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Battleford and Kindersley ridings....
ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake (electoral district)
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...
, Battleford—Kindersley
Battleford—Kindersley
Battleford—Kindersley was a federal electoral district n Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979....
and Saskatoon—Biggar
Saskatoon—Biggar
Saskatoon—Biggar was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1978....
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This ridings 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,...
:
- Joseph Needham, Social CreditSocial Credit Party of CanadaThe Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
(1935-1940) - John Albert Gregory, 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...
(1940-1945) - Max Campbell, Co-operative Commonwealth FederationCo-operative Commonwealth FederationThe Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
(CCF) (1945-1949) - Arthur James BaterArthur James BaterArthur James Bater was a British politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1949 election and defeated in the 1953 election....
, Liberal (1949-1953) - Max Campbell, CCF (1953-1958)
- Albert HornerAlbert HornerAlbert Ralph Horner was a Saskatchewan politician, retired grain producer and livestock breeder. He was born in Shawville, Quebec...
, 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....
(1958-1968)
Election results
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for The Battlefords (1933–1966) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...