North Battleford (electoral district)

North Battleford
Saskatchewan electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1914
District abolished 1947
First contested 1917
Last contested 1945

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.

It initially consisted of the northwestern part of the province, north of the North Saskatchewan River and west of the third meridian. It was redefined in 1924 and 1933.

The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Prince Albert, Rosetown—Biggar and The Battlefords ridings.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
North Battleford
Riding created from Battleford, Prince Albert and Saskatoon
13th  1917–1921     Charles Edwin Long Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Claudius Charles Davies Progressive
15th  1925–1926     Cameron Ross McIntosh Liberal
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1943     Dorise Nielsen Unity
 1943–1945     Labor–Progressive
20th  1945–1949     Frederick Townley-Smith Co-operative Commonwealth
Riding dissolved into Prince Albert, Rosetown—Biggar and The Battlefords

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Co-operative CommonwealthFrederick W. Townley-Smith 5,049 31.55
LiberalJohn Hornby Harrison 4,420 27.62 –15.22
Labor–ProgressiveDorise W. Nielsen 2,124 13.27 –43.89
Progressive ConservativeAlbert C. Cadieu 2,039 12.74
Social CreditJohn William Evanishen 1,525 9.53
LiberalCameron Ross McIntosh 847 5.29 –37.55
Total valid votes 16,004100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Labor–Progressive Swing +23.38
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
UnityDorise W. Nielsen 10,500 57.16
LiberalCameron Ross McIntosh 7,868 42.84 –2.23
Total valid votes 18,368100.0  
Unity gain from Liberal Swing +29.70
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCameron Ross McIntosh 7,039 45.07 –1.21
Social CreditRobert Harry Watson 4,412 28.25
Co-operative CommonwealthHill Hamilton 4,168 26.69
Total valid votes 15,619100.0  
Liberal hold Swing –14.73
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCameron Ross McIntosh 7,168 46.28 –21.29
IndependentWilliam Mackenzie 6,073 39.21
ProgressiveArthur O. Rose 2,248 14.51
Total valid votes 15,489100.0  
Liberal hold Swing –30.25
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCameron Ross McIntosh 6,147 67.57 +19.42
ConservativeCharles Edwin Long 2,950 32.43 +11.47
Total valid votes 9,097100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +3.98
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCameron Ross McIntosh 4,204 48.15
ProgressiveClaudius Charles Davies 2,697 30.89 –31.31
ConservativeLeonard Arthur Cattanach Panton 1,830 20.96
Total valid votes 8,731100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Swing +39.73
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ProgressiveClaudius Charles Davies 8,786 62.20
UnknownWilliam Wellington Livingston 4,596 32.54
UnknownHarold Herbert 744 5.27
Total valid votes 14,126100.0  
Progressive gain from Government (Unionist) Swing +14.83
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes%
Government (Unionist)Charles Edwin Long 5,630 60.14
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Charles Comerford 3,732 39.86
Total valid votes 9,362100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Battleford, Prince Albert and Saskatoon, which elected two Conservatives and a Liberal (respectively) in the last election.

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