The Battlefords is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It includes the city of North Battleford and the adjoining town of Battleford. Collectively these communities are commonly known as "The Battlefords".
 Saskatchewan electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | ||
| MLA |
Saskatchewan | ||
| District created | 1917 (original), 2002 (current) | ||
| First contested | 2003 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors | 9,528 | ||
| Communities | North Battleford, Battleford | ||
The district was first established in 1917 from the urban portions of the constituencies of Battleford and North Battleford. The district was contested in every election until the 1995 general election, when it was broken up into the re-created district of North Battleford and a new district, Battleford-Cut Knife. North Battleford and Battleford-Cut Knife were abolished before the 2003 general election and The Battlefords was re-established as an electoral district.
It was most recently contested in the 2020 election, when Saskatchewan Party candidate Jeremy Cockrill was elected.
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | 1948–1949 | Paul Prince | Liberal | |
| 1949–1952 | Hugh James Maher | |||
| 12th | 1953–1956 | Eiling Kramer | CCF | |
| 13th | 1957–1960 | |||
| 14th | 1961–1964 | |||
| 15th | 1965–1967 | |||
| 16th | 1968–1971 | |||
| 17th | 1971–1975 | NDP | ||
| 18th | 1975–1978 | |||
| 19th | 1978–1980 | |||
| 1980–1982 | David Manly Miner | |||
| 20th | 1982–1986 | Myles Morin | Progressive Conservative | |
| 21st | 1986–1991 | Douglas Anguish | New Democrat | |
| 22nd | 1991–1995 | |||
| District divided into Battleford-Cut Knife and North Battleford | ||||
| 25th | 2003–2007 | Len Taylor | New Democrat | |
| 26th | 2007–2011 | |||
| 27th | 2011–2016 | Herb Cox | Saskatchewan Party | |
| 28th | 2016–2020 | |||
| 29th | 2020–present | Jeremy Cockrill | Saskatchewan Party | |
Electoral results edit
| 2020 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Jeremy Cockrill | 4,477 | 66.19 | +5.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | Amber Stewart | 1,931 | 28.55 | -3.38 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harry Zamonsky | 231 | 3.41 | * | ||||
| Green | Joey Reynolds | 125 | 1.85 | +0.68 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,764 | 98.99 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 69 | 1.01 | +0.81 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,833 | 48.04 | -5.07 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,223 | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan, Global News | ||||||||
| 2016 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Herb Cox | 4,296 | 60.70 | |||||
| New Democratic | Rob Feist | 2,260 | 31.93 | |||||
| Liberal | Dexter Gopher | 438 | 6.19 | |||||
| Green | Josh Hunt | 83 | 1.17 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,077 | 99.80 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.20 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,091 | 53.11 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 13,352 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[1][2] Global News[3] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Herb Cox | 3,527 | 51.06% | +11.40% | |
| NDP | Len Taylor | 2,475 | 35.83% | -7.99% | |
| Liberal | Ryan Bater | 812 | 11.76% | -1.60% | |
| Green | Owen Swiderski | 93 | 1.35% | -1.04% | |
| Total | 6,907 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic | Swing | - | |||
| 2007 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Len Taylor | 3,332 | 43.81% | +1.29 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Herb Cox | 3,020 | 39.71% | +13.83 | ||||
| Liberal | Ryan Bater | 1,016 | 13.36% | −16.34 | ||||
| Green | Reid Steward | 180 | 2.39% | * | ||||
| Western Independence | Gordon Elias | 57 | 0.76% | −1.18 | ||||
| Total | 7,605 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| NDP | Len Taylor | 3,056 | 42.53% | * | |
| Liberal | Jack Hillson | 2,134 | 29.70% | * | |
| Saskatchewan | Larry Doke | 1,856 | 25.83% | * | |
| Western Independence | Gordon Elias | 139 | 1.94% | * | |
| Total | 7,185 | 100.00% | |||
References edit
- ^ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Preliminary voting results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ McElroy, Justin (5 April 2016). "Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins The Battlefords riding". Global News. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
External links edit
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division
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