The Battlefords (provincial electoral district)

The Battlefords

Saskatchewan electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA	Herb Cox Saskatchewan
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

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
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
** 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]

2011 Saskatchewan election
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		-

Saskatchewan general election, 2007
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%

2003 Saskatchewan election, The Battlefords (provincial electoral district)
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

1. "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
2. "Preliminary voting results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
3. 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