Biggar is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Biggar. This district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912. The riding was dissolved and combined with the Rosetown district to form Rosetown-Biggar before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It was the constituency of Premier Woodrow S. Lloyd.

It is now part of the Biggar-Sask Valley constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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  1. Charles Henry Cawthorpe 1912–1917 Liberal
  2. George Hamilton Harris 1917–1921 Liberal
  3. John Meikle 1921–1925 Progressive
  4. Robert Pelham Hassard 1925–1929 Liberal
  5. William Willoughby Miller 1929–1934 Conservative
  6. Robert Pelham Hassard 1934–1938 Liberal
  7. John Allan Young 1938–1944 CCF
  8. Woodrow S. Lloyd 1944–1971 CCF-NDP
  9. Elwood L. Cowley 1971–1982 New Democrat
  10. Harry Baker 1982–1991 Progressive Conservative
  11. Grant Whitmore 1991–1995 New Democrat

Election results

1912 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalCharles Henry Cawthorpe75457.73%
  Conservative Lachlan MacDonald 552 42.27%
Total 1,306 100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalGeorge Hamilton Harris1,98957.01%-0.72
  Conservative William George Dunbar 1,500 42.99% +0.72
Total 3,489 100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ProgressiveJohn Meikle2,29360.18%
LiberalLorne V. Locker1,51739.82%-17.19
Total 3,810 100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalRobert Pelham Hassard1,75852.98%+13.16
ProgressiveJohn Meikle1,56047.02%-13.16
Total 3,318 100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative William Willoughby Miller 2,733 51.67% -
LiberalRobert Pelham Hassard2,01438.08%-14.90
ProgressiveGeorge Robert Bickerton54210.25%-36.77
Total 5,289 100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalRobert Pelham Hassard2,28740.64%+2.56
  Farmer-Labour Warren Hart 2,044 36.33%
  Conservative William Willoughby Miller 1,296 23.03% -28.64
Total 5,627 100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF John Allan Young 3,341 45.28% +8.95
LiberalRobert Pelham Hassard3,19643.32%+2.68
Social CreditHenry A. Gardner84111.40%
Total 7,378 100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Woodrow S. Lloyd 3,633 62.76% +17.48
LiberalFrank Freeman2,15637.24%-6.08
Total 5,789 100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Woodrow S. Lloyd 3,695 55.30% -7.46
LiberalAndrew S. Shaw2,98744.70%+7.46
Total 6,682 100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Woodrow S. Lloyd 3,811 64.18% +8.88
LiberalAndrew S. Shaw2,12735.82%-8.88
Total 5,938 100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Woodrow S. Lloyd 3,182 56.10% -8.08
LiberalFrank Freeman1,72030.32%-5.50
Social CreditEdward W. Maybuck77013.58%-
Total 5,672 100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Woodrow S. Lloyd 3,049 51.66% -4.44
LiberalAndrew D. Hutchison1,93232.74%+2.42
  Prog. Conservative Jack Lehmond 663 11.23% -
Social CreditHenry Neufeld2584.37%-9.21
Total 5,902 100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Woodrow S. Lloyd 2,875 48.02% -3.64
LiberalBenson M. Blacklock1,99233.27%+0.53
  Prog. Conservative George Loucks 1,120 18.71% +7.48
Total 5,987 100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Woodrow S. Lloyd 2,916 50.09% +2.07
LiberalElmer McNiven1,57126.99%-6.28
  Prog. Conservative Peter Wiebe 1,334 22.92% +4.21
Total 5,821 100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Elwood L. Cowley 3,599 61.96% +11.87
LiberalJim Hill2,21038.04%+11.05
Total 5,809 100.00%
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Elwood L. Cowley 3,223 48.47% -13.49
  Prog. Conservative Ralph Young 1,906 28.67% -
LiberalArthur Meister1,52022.86%-15.18
Total 6,649 100.00%
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Elwood L. Cowley 4,787 55.61% +7.14
  Prog. Conservative Roy Norris 3,270 37.98% +9.31
LiberalLynn Tokle5526.41%-16.45
Total 8,609 100.00%
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Harry Baker 4,437 55.63% +17.65
  NDP Elwood L. Cowley 3,070 38.50% -17.11
Western Canada ConceptRoland F. Chouinard3274.10%-
LiberalNeil Vander Nagel1411.77%-4.64
Total 7,975 100.00%
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Harry Baker 3,882 50.26% -5.37
  NDP Pat Trask 3,449 44.65% +6.15
LiberalSharon Hamilton3935.09%+3.32
Total 7,724 100.00%
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Grant Whitmore 3,710 47.62% +2.97
  Prog. Conservative Harry Baker 2,307 29.62% -20.64
LiberalLarry Toner1,70821.93%+16.84
  Independent Donald W. Kavanagh 65 0.83% -
Total 7,790 100.00%

See also

References

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