North Battleford (electoral district)

North Battleford was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1949.

Not to be confused with North Battleford (provincial electoral district).
North Battleford
Saskatchewan electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1947
First contested1917
Last contested1945

This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Battleford, Prince Albert and Saskatoon ridings.

It initially consisted of the northwestern part of the province, north of the North Saskatchewan River and west of the third meridian. It was redefined in 1924 and 1933.

The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Prince Albert, Rosetown—Biggar and The Battlefords ridings.

Members of Parliament
Parliament Years Member Party
North Battleford
Riding created from Battleford, Prince Albert and Saskatoon
13th  1917–1921     Charles Edwin Long Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Claudius Charles Davies Progressive
15th  1925–1926     Cameron Ross McIntosh Liberal
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1943     Dorise Nielsen Unity
 1943–1945     Labor–Progressive
20th  1945–1949     Frederick Townley-Smith Co-operative Commonwealth
Riding dissolved into Prince Albert, Rosetown—Biggar and The Battlefords

Election results
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthFrederick W. Townley-Smith5,04931.55
LiberalJohn Hornby Harrison4,42027.62–15.22
Labor–ProgressiveDorise W. Nielsen2,12413.27–43.89
Progressive ConservativeAlbert C. Cadieu2,03912.74
Social CreditJohn William Evanishen1,5259.53
Independent LiberalCameron Ross McIntosh8475.29–37.55
Total valid votes 16,004100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Labor–Progressive Swing +23.38
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
UnityDorise W. Nielsen10,50057.16
LiberalCameron Ross McIntosh7,86842.84–2.23
Total valid votes 18,368100.0  
Unity gain from Liberal Swing +29.70
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCameron Ross McIntosh7,03945.07–1.21
Social CreditRobert Harry Watson4,41228.25
Co-operative CommonwealthHill Hamilton4,16826.69
Total valid votes 15,619100.0  
Liberal hold Swing –14.73
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCameron Ross McIntosh7,16846.28–21.29
IndependentWilliam Mackenzie6,07339.21
ProgressiveArthur O. Rose2,24814.51
Total valid votes 15,489100.0  
Liberal hold Swing –30.25
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCameron Ross McIntosh6,14767.57+19.42
ConservativeCharles Edwin Long2,95032.43+11.47
Total valid votes 9,097100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +3.98
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCameron Ross McIntosh4,20448.15
ProgressiveClaudius Charles Davies2,69730.89–31.31
ConservativeLeonard Arthur Cattanach Panton1,83020.96
Total valid votes 8,731100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Swing +39.73
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ProgressiveClaudius Charles Davies8,78662.20
UnknownWilliam Wellington Livingston4,59632.54
UnknownHarold Herbert7445.27
Total valid votes 14,126100.0  
Progressive gain from Government (Unionist) Swing +14.83
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Government (Unionist)Charles Edwin Long5,63060.14
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Charles Comerford3,73239.86
Total valid votes 9,362100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Battleford, Prince Albert and Saskatoon, which elected two Conservatives and a Liberal (respectively) in the last election.

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