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Biggar (former Provincial Electoral District)
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 Election results , - , Conservative , Lachlan MacDonald , align="right", 552 , align="right", 42.27% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 1,306 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , Conservative , William George Dunbar , align="right", 1,500 , align="right", 42.99% , align="right", +0.72 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 3,489 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Saskatchewan Provincial Electoral Districts
Current electoral districts * Athabasca (1934) * Arm River (2016) * Batoche (2003) * Biggar-Sask Valley (2016) * Cannington (1995) * Canora-Pelly (1995) * Carrot River Valley (1995) * Cumberland (1975) * Cut Knife-Turtleford (2003) * Cypress Hills (1995) * Estevan (1975) * Humboldt-Watrous (2016) * Indian Head-Milestone (1995) * Kelvington-Wadena (1975) * Kindersley (1975) * Last Mountain-Touchwood (1975) * Lloydminster (1995) * Lumsden-Morse (2016) * Martensville-Warman (2016) * Meadow Lake (1934) * Melfort (2003) * Melville-Saltcoats (2003) * Moose Jaw North (1995) * Moose Jaw Wakamow (1991) * Moosomin (1905) * Prince Albert Carlton (1991) * Prince Albert Northcote (1991) * Regina Coronation Park (1995) * Regina Douglas Park (2003) * Regina Elphinstone-Centre (2003) * Regina Gardiner Park (2016) * Regina Lakeview (1995) * Regina Northeast (1995) * Regina Pasqua (2016) * Regina Rochdale (2016) * Regina Rosemont (2003) * Regina University (2016) * Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pelham Hassard
Robert Pelham "Bob" Hassard (March 7, 1888 – September 28, 1953) was a car dealer, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Biggar from 1925 to 1929 and from 1934 to 1938 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. He was born in Macdonald, Manitoba, the son of John Hassard, and was educated in Dauphin. Hassard moved to Biggar, Saskatchewan in 1908. In 1920, he married Mary E. Stewart. Hassard served several years as mayor of Biggar. He also operated a garage and a hotel there. He was defeated by William Willoughby Miller when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1929 but then defeated Miller in the general election held in 1934. Hassard was defeated by John Allan Young in the 1938 general election. In 1946, he left Biggar for Eastend, living there for about a year, and then moved to Saskatoon, before going to Calgary, Alberta Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western provinces and territories of Canada, Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Saskatchewan General Election
The 1929 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 6, 1929 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. As a result of corruption scandals, the Liberal Party of Premier James Gardiner lost a significant share of its popular vote, but more important, lost twenty-two of the seats it had won in the 1925 election. While the Liberals held the largest number of seats in the legislature, they had only a minority. Gardiner tried to continue as a minority government, but was quickly defeated in a Motion of No Confidence, and resigned as premier. The Conservative Party of James T.M. Anderson increased its representation in the legislature from three to twenty four seats. Following Gardiner's resignation, Anderson was able to form a coalition government with the support of the Progressive Party and some independents. The Progressives had lost a large part of the popular vote it had won in 1925, but managed to retain five of the six seats it had won previously. Resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 Saskatchewan General Election
The 1925 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 2, 1925 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan – under its new leader, Charles A. Dunning – won its sixth consecutive victory, and continued to dominate the legislature. The Progressive Party of Saskatchewan increased its share of the vote from 7.5% to over 23%, but failed to add to its six member caucus. The Conservative Party of James Anderson also increased its vote by over 14%, but only increased its representation in the legislature from two to three members. The increase in the Progressive and Conservative vote came from voters who had supported independent candidates in the 1921 election. Results Note:* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election. Percentages Members elected For complete electoral history, see individual districts July 21, 1925 For complete electoral history, see individual districts See also * List of Saskatchewan po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 Saskatchewan General Election
The 1921 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 9, 1921, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan of Premier William M. Martin was re-elected – although with a diminished share of the popular vote, and a reduced caucus in the legislature. The opposition Conservative Party – led by Donald McLean – fractured: it nominated only seven candidates, and won only two seats. Its share of the popular vote fell from about 36% to less than 4%. It appears that many Conservatives ran as independents or Independent Conservatives. These two groups won over 29% of the vote, and voters elected a total of eight Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) under these banners. The Progressive Party of Saskatchewan made its first appearance, winning six of the seven ridings that it contested. Results Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election. Percentages Members of the Legislative Assembly elected For c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Saskatchewan General Election
The 1917 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 26, 1917, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. After replacing Walter Scott as leader of the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan and premier of the province, William M. Martin led the party to its fourth consecutive victory, winning all but 8 of the 59 seats in the legislature. The Conservative Party of Wellington Willoughby continued to lose popular support. This was the first Saskatchewan election in which women were allowed to vote and run for office. However, none were declared elected in this vote; the first Saskatchewan woman elected an MLA was after a 1918 by-election. The Non-Partisan League, forerunner of the Progressive Party of Saskatchewan, nominated candidates for the first time, although none were successful. Labour candidates also appeared for the first time. David John Sykes became the first Independent to sit in the Saskatchewan legislature. He was nominated by the Liberal, Conservat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Whitmore
Grant Whitmore (1956 –) is a former Canadian politician, who sat in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party caucus, he represented the electoral districts of Biggar from 1991 to 1995, and Saskatoon Northwest from 1995 to 1999. Prior to his election to the legislature, he was a farmer and a delegate to the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. '' The Western Producer
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Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories. History Early years, 1905–1934 It was the Saskatchewan successor to the eastern half of the North-West Territories Conservatives. The Conservative Party of Saskatchewan's first leader, Frederick W. A. G. Haultain, was so upset at sections of the federal legislation that created the province relating to immigration, education, and natural resources that he renamed the party the Provincial Rights Party for the 1905 and 1908 general elections. The party reverted to the Conservative name for the 1912 election, after which Haultain left politics to become Chief Justice of Saskatchewan. Its share of the popular vote declined from 32% to 5% between 1905 and 1921. The Conservative Party's fortunes began to improve when James T.M. Anderson became lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Daniel Baker
Harry Daniel Baker (born 1937) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, in the na ... from 1982 to 1991, as a Progressive Conservative member for the constituency of Biggar. References Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan MLAs 1937 births Living people {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Democratic Party Of Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) 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. The party is the successor to the Saskatchewan section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and is affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party. History Precursors The origins of the party began as early as 1902. In that year a group of farmers created the Territorial Grain Growers' Association. The objective of this group was to lobby for farmer's rights with the grain trade and the railways. The name was changed to the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association (SGGA) when Saskatchewan became a province in 1905. In 1921 a left-wing splinter group left the SGGA to form the ''Farmer's Union''. However, the two groups reconciled in 1926 and reformed as the United Farmers of Canada (Saskatchewan Section) (UFC). The first leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elwood Cowley
Elwood Lorrie Cowley (born August 2, 1944) is a former educator and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Biggar from 1971 to 1982 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the son of William Cowley and Edwina Call, and was educated in Kinley and at the University of Saskatchewan, where he received a BEd. Cowley taught high school from 1965 to 1972. In 1965, he married Delores Major. Cowley served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Finance, as Minister of Mineral Resources, as Provincial Secretary and as Minister of Economic Development. He was defeated by Harry Baker when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1982. After leaving politics, Cowley taught school and worked as an investment broker. In 1989, he established Cowley Consulting Ltd. As of 2009, he lived in Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) 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. The party is the successor to the Saskatchewan section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and is affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party. History Precursors The origins of the party began as early as 1902. In that year a group of farmers created the Territorial Grain Growers' Association. The objective of this group was to lobby for farmer's rights with the grain trade and the railways. The name was changed to the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association (SGGA) when Saskatchewan became a province in 1905. In 1921 a left-wing splinter group left the SGGA to form the ''Farmer's Union''. However, the two groups reconciled in 1926 and reformed as the United Farmers of Canada (Saskatchewan Section) (UFC). The first l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
