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The Battlefords (electoral District)
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. Members of Parliament This ridings elected the following Members of Parliament: #Joseph Needham, Social Credit (1935–1940) # John Albert Gregory, Liberal (1940–1945) # Max Campbell, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (1945–1949) #Arthur James Bater, Liberal (1949–1953) #Max Campbell, CCF (1953–1958) #Albert Horner, Progressive Conservative (1958–1968) Election results See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a ''circonscription'' but frequently called a ''comté'' (county). In English it is also colloquially and more commonly known as a Riding (division), riding or constituency. Each federal electoral district returns one Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of Canada; each Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial or territorial electoral district returns one representative—called, depending on the province or territory, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), National Assembly of Quebec, Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) or Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)—to the provincial or territorial legislature. Since 2015, there have been 338 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada (french: Parti libéral du Canada, region=CA) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''. and generally sits at the centre to centre-left of the Canadian political spectrum, with their rival, the Conservative Party, positioned to their right and the New Democratic Party, who at times aligned itself with the Liberals during minority governments, positioned to their left. The party is described as "big tent",PDF copy at UBC Press. practising "brokerage politics", attracting support from a broad spectrum of voters. The Liberal Party is the longest-serving and oldest active federal political party in the country, and has dominated federal |
List Of Canadian Federal Electoral Districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members of Parliament to Canada's House of Commons every election. Provincial electoral districts often have names similar to their local federal counterpart, but usually have different geographic boundaries. Canadians elected members for each federal electoral district most recently in the 2021 federal election on . There are four ridings established by the British North America Act of 1867 that have existed continuously without changes to their names or being abolished and reconstituted as a riding due to redistricting: Beauce (Quebec), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Shefford (Quebec), and Simcoe North (Ontario). These ridings, however, have experienced territorial changes since their inception. On October 27, 2011, the Conservative government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh James Maher
Hugh James Maher (October 5, 1910 – May 11, 2001) was a real estate and insurance agent and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented The Battlefords from 1950 to 1952 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. He was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, the son of Hugh Maher and Josephine Ann Hayes, and was educated there and in Saskatoon. In 1935, Maher married Florence Andrea Showell. He was a member of the separate school board and of the town council for North Battleford, also serving 18 years as mayor. In 1963, Maher ran unsuccessfully as a Liberal candidate seeking to represent The Battlefords The Battlefords is the collective name given to the adjacent communities of the City of North Battleford and the Town of Battleford in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. As of the 2011 census, the two communities have a combined population of 18, ... in the Canadian House of Commons. References 1910 births 2001 deaths Mayors of places in Sask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Campbell
Alexander Maxwell (Max) Campbell (7 August 1888 – 14 August 1962) was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became a contractor, farmer and manager by career. Campbell's first federal campaign was in the 1930 election as a Farmer party candidate where he unsuccessfully contested for the South Battleford seat. His next campaign was with the CCF in the 1945 federal election where he won his first Parliamentary term at The Battlefords riding. Campbell was then defeated at The Battlefords by Arthur James Bater of the Liberal party in the 1949 election. Campbell unseated Bater at the next election in 1953 and was re-elected in 1957 then lost to Progressive Conservative party candidate Albert Horner Albert Ralph Horner (April 26, 1913 – January 2, 2009) was a Canadian politician, retired grain producer and livestock breeder in Saskatchewan. He was born in Shawville, Quebec. He serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Vallance (politician)
John Vallance (March 11, 1883 – May 24, 1963) was a Canadian politician. Vallance was born in Scotland and immigrated to Canada in 1906. He homesteaded in central Saskatchewan in 1907, two years after the province was created, settling ten miles south of Luseland, Saskatchewan. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1925 federal election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for South Battleford and was re-elected in 1926 and 1930. After being defeated in the 1935 federal election in the new riding of The Battlefords, he was recruited by the new federal Minister of Agriculture, James Garfield Gardiner, to serve on the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration in 1936 serving as Superintendent of Water Development and moving to Regina, Saskatchewan Regina () is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Conservative Party Of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC; french: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a centre-right federal political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the original Conservative Party of Canada participated in numerous governments and had multiple names. In 1942, its name was changed to the Progressive Conservative Party under the request of Manitoba Progressive Premier John Bracken. In the 1957 federal election, John Diefenbaker carried the Tories to their first victory in 27 years. The year after, he carried the PCs to the largest federal electoral landslide in history (in terms of proportion of seats). During his tenure, human rights initiatives were achieved, most notably the Bill of Rights. In the 1963 federal election, the PCs lost power. The PCs would not gain power again until 1979, when Joe Clark led the party to a minority government victory. However, the party lost power only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Horner
Albert Ralph Horner (April 26, 1913 – January 2, 2009) was a Canadian politician, retired grain producer and livestock breeder in Saskatchewan. He was born in Shawville, Quebec. He served as a four-term Progressive Conservative MP under John Diefenbaker.David Orchard and Albert Horner, "Harper gov't is doing to CWB what the U.S. couldn't do by itself; Loss of wheat board would mean loss of power", ''Edmonton Journal'', April 17, 2007 After coming in third in an unsuccessful attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the 1957 general election, Horner won election from The Battlefords, Saskatchewan in the 1958 general election that returned a massive majority for John Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservatives. Horner was easily re-elected in three subsequent elections and served as an MP for ten years at the 1968 general election to return to private life. Horner returned to political activity almost 35 years later when he voiced his opposition to the 2003 creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur James Bater
Arthur James Bater (29 December 1889 – 5 April 1969) was an English-Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1949 election and defeated in the 1953 election. External links * 1889 births 1959 deaths British emigrants to Canada Canadian people of Cornish descent Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan Place of death missing Farmers from Cornwall 20th-century English farmers {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; french: Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, FCC); from 1955 the Social Democratic Party of Canada (''french: Parti social démocratique du Canada''), was a federal democratic socialism, democratic socialistThe following sources describe the CCF as a democratic socialist political party: * * * * * * and social democracy, social-democraticThese sources describe the CCF as a social-democratic political party: * * * * * List of political parties in Canada, political party in Canada. The CCF was founded in 1932 in Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialism, socialist, agrarianism, agrarian, co-operative, and labour movement, labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction. In 1944, the CCF formed the first social-democratic government in North America when it was elected to form the provincial government in Saskatchewan. The full, but little used, name of the party was Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Maxwell (Max) Campbell
Alexander Maxwell (Max) Campbell (7 August 1888 – 14 August 1962) was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became a contractor, farmer and manager by career. Campbell's first federal campaign was in the 1930 election as a Farmer party candidate where he unsuccessfully contested for the South Battleford seat. His next campaign was with the CCF in the 1945 federal election where he won his first Parliamentary term at The Battlefords riding. Campbell was then defeated at The Battlefords by Arthur James Bater of the Liberal party in the 1949 election. Campbell unseated Bater at the next election in 1953 and was re-elected in 1957 then lost to Progressive Conservative party candidate Albert Horner Albert Ralph Horner (April 26, 1913 – January 2, 2009) was a Canadian politician, retired grain producer and livestock breeder in Saskatchewan. He was born in Shawville, Quebec. He serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Albert Gregory
John Albert Gregory (9 September 1878 – 22 January 1955) was a Canadian politician, serving in municipal, provincial and federal governments. He was born in Exeter, Ontario and became a businessman and school principal by career. His father, Thomas Gregory, had been principal of the high school in Exter. After attending schools in Exeter, Goderich and London, he moved to western Canada for law studies. For twelve terms, he was mayor of the community of North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Gregory was also a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1934 to 1940 at The Battlefords provincial riding. He was first elected as a Liberal party candidate for the House of Commons at The Battlefords riding in the 1940 general election. After serving one term in the House of Commons, Gregory was defeated by Max Campbell of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; french: Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
