The Battlefords (provincial electoral district)
 Saskatchewan electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | ||
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| District created | 1917 (original), 2002 (current) | ||
| First contested | 2003 | ||
| Last contested | 2016 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors | 9,528 | ||
| Census divisions | Division 12, Division 16 | ||
| Census subdivisions | North Battleford, Battleford | ||
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".
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 1995, when it was broken up into the re-created district of North Battleford and a new district, Battleford-Cut Knife. It was most recently contested in the 2016 election, when incumbent Saskatchewan Party MLA Herb Cox was re-elected.
North Battleford and Battleford-Cut Knife were abolished in 2003 and The Battlefords re-established as an electoral district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 25th | 2003–2007 | Len Taylor | New Democrat | |
| 26th | 2007–2011 | |||
| 27th | 2011–2016 | Herb Cox | Saskatchewan Party | |
| 28th | 2016–present | |||
Electoral results
| Saskatchewan general election, 2016 | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Herb Cox | 4,248 | – | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Rob Feist | 2,233 | – | – | ||||
| Liberal | Dexter Gopher | 434 | – | – | ||||
| Green | Josh Hunt | 82 | – | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | – | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | - | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[1][2] Global News[3] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| 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 | - | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 2007 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Len Taylor | 3,296 | 43.82% | +1.29 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Herb Cox | 2,983 | 39.66% | +13.83 | ||||
| Liberal | Ryan Bater | 1,005 | 13.36% | −16.34 | ||||
| Green | Reid Steward | 180 | 2.39% | – | ||||
| Western Independence | Gordon Elias | 57 | 0.76% | −1.18 | ||||
| Total | 7,521 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 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
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
- Elections Saskatchewan: Official Results of the 2007 Provincial Election By Electoral Division
- Elections Saskatchewan - Official Results of the 2011 Provincial Election
- Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division
Coordinates: 52°45′N 108°18′W / 52.750°N 108.300°W