The Battlefords (provincial electoral district)

The Battlefords is a provincial

Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...

electoral district

Electoral district

An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...

for the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

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. 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

Saskatchewan general election, 1917

The Saskatchewan general election of 1917 was the fourth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 26, 1917, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

from the urban portions of the constituencies of Battleford

Battleford (provincial electoral district)

Battleford was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It was one of the 25 ridings created when the province came into existence in 1905...

and North Battleford. The district was contested in every election until 1995

Saskatchewan general election, 1995

The Saskatchewan general election of 1995 was the twenty-third provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 21, 1995 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

, when it was broken up into the re-created district of North Battleford and a new district, Battleford-Cut Knife

Battleford-Cut Knife

Battleford-Cut Knife was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was created by the merging of parts of the Cut Knife-Lloydminster and The Battlefords electoral districts before the 1995 Saskatchewan general election...

.

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		Party
25th	2003–2007	Len Taylor Len Taylor Leonard William "Len" Taylor is a Canadian politician and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing The Battlefords...	New Democrat Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...
26th 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 2007 Saskatchewan election, and was sworn in on November 21, 2007. It is controlled by the Saskatchewan Party under Premier Brad Wall.-Members:...	2007–2011
27th	2011–present	Herb Cox Herb Cox Herb Cox is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of The Battlefords as a member of the Saskatchewan Party caucus.-References:...	Saskatchewan Party Saskatchewan Party The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...

Electoral results

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| style="width: 130px" |Saskatchewan Party

Saskatchewan Party

The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...

|Herb Cox
|align="right"|3,527
|align="right"|51.06%
|align="right"|+11.40%

|NDP
|Len Taylor

Len Taylor

Leonard William "Len" Taylor is a Canadian politician and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing The Battlefords...

|align="right"|2,475
|align="right"|35.83%
|align="right"|-7.99%

|Liberal

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...

|Ryan Bater

Ryan Bater

Ryan Bater is a Canadian politician, who is the current leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party.Raised in The Battlefords, Ryan Bater was educated at the University of Saskatchewan where he earned a degree in business economics...

|align="right"|812
|align="right"|11.76%
|align="right"|-1.60%

|Greens

Green Party of Saskatchewan

The Green Party of Saskatchewan is a left-leaning Green political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.It was founded in 1998 as the New Green Alliance by environmental and social justice activists frustrated by the social democratic Saskatchewan New Democratic Party's move to the right...

Saskatchewan Party

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

Green Party of Saskatchewan

Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan

The Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan is a provincial political party in Saskatchewan, Canada. It advocates the independence of Saskatchewan, and the formation of a new country. It is not affiliated with any federal party...

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

|Jack Hillson

Jack Hillson

Jack Hillson was a Canadian provincial politician. He was the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of North Battleford from 1996 to 2003.-Footnotes:...

|align="right"|2,134
|align="right"|29.70%
|align="right"|*

|Saskatchewan Party

Saskatchewan Party

|Larry Doke

Larry Doke

Larry Doke is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Cut Knife-Turtleford as a member of the Saskatchewan Party caucus.-References:...

|align="right"|1,856
|align="right"|25.83%
|align="right"|*

|Western Independence

Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan

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