The Battlefords was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1933 from parts of North Battleford, Rosetown and South Battleford ridings.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Meadow Lake, Battleford—Kindersley and Saskatoon—Biggar ridings.

History

Historical boundaries

Members of Parliament

This ridings elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Joseph Needham, Social Credit (1935–1940)
  2. John Albert Gregory, Liberal (1940–1945)
  3. Max Campbell, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (1945–1949)
  4. Arthur James Bater, Liberal (1949–1953)
  5. Max Campbell, CCF (1953–1958)
  6. Albert Horner, Progressive Conservative (1958–1968)

Election results

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditJoseph Needham6,314
LiberalJohn Vallance5,990
Co-operative CommonwealthLouise Lucas3,247
ConservativeAriel Franklin Sallows2,766
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Albert Gregory7,195
New DemocracyJoseph Needham5,453
UnknownI.C. Nollet4,512
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative CommonwealthMax Campbell7,579
LiberalJohn Albert Gregory5,156
Progressive ConservativeJohn David Deans2,994
Social CreditAnders Olav Aalborg1,346
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArthur James Bater8,034
Co-operative CommonwealthMax Campbell6,715
Progressive ConservativeJohn George Walker1,948
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative CommonwealthMax Campbell8,922
LiberalArthur James Bater8,481
Progressive ConservativeAlfred V. Svoboda1,345
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative CommonwealthMax Campbell8,320
LiberalDuff Noble6,287
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Horner4,325
Social CreditPeter J. Klippenstein2,298
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Horner10,970
Co-operative CommonwealthMax Campbell6,363
LiberalWilliam J. Burak2,975
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Horner11,740
New DemocraticJoe Phelps5,166
LiberalS. Duff Noble5,045
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Horner12,108
LiberalHugh James Maher4,179
New DemocraticFred Woloshyn3,771
Social CreditJohn Boskay746
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Horner10,297
New DemocraticDon Sinclair6,107
LiberalEd Odishaw4,478

See also

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