Biggar (electoral district)
Biggar was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This former constituency, located in west central Saskatchewan, has an economy based primarily on mixed farming and alfalfa production, and oil production. Biggar is home to Prairie Malt Ltd. (the first malt plant in Saskatchewan) and is situated in the heart of Canada's prime barley-growing region. The Miller Western Palo Salt Mine is located 27 km west of Biggar. The 25 staff members produce sodium sulfate for shipping throughout Canada and the central United States. The major communities are Biggar (2,243), Wilkie (1,282) and Langham (1,145).
 Saskatchewan electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan |
| First contested | 2002 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2001) | 16,500 |
| Electors | 10,758 |
| Census division(s) | 12, 16 |
History
Riding
The riding was originally created for the 1912 general election and was abolished following the 1991 general election.[1] Woodrow Stanley Lloyd of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (later the CCF-NDP) represented the riding from 1944 until 1971 and as Premier of Saskatchewan from 1961 to 1964.
This riding was re-created by the Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan). It is made up of areas of the Redberry Lake, Rosetown-Biggar, Battlefords-Cut Knife and Kindersley ridings. Both the riding of Redberry Lake and the riding of Rosetown-Biggar were new ridings created by the Representation Act, 1994 (Saskatchewan).
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Prior to the 1999 Saskatchewan general election, when the Saskatchewan Party made inroads, people in this area of the province generally elected NDP and PC MLAs.
| # | MLA | Served | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Randy Weekes | 2003 – 2016 | Saskatchewan Party |
- Previous MLAs:
- Redberry Lake: Randy Weekes, Saskatchewan Party
- Rosetown-Biggar: Elwin Hermanson, Saskatchewan Party
- Battlefords-Cut Knife: Wally Lorenz, Saskatchewan Party
- Kindersley: Jason Dearborn, Saskatchewan Party
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Randy Weekes | 3,899 | 53.57% | – | |
| NDP | Lee W. Pearce | 2,628 | 36.11% | – | |
| Liberal | Steven Dribnenki | 751 | 10.32% | – | |
| Total | 7,278 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Randy Weekes | 4,499 | 59.93% | +6.36 | |
| NDP | Ken Crush | 2,311 | 30.78% | -5.33 | |
| Liberal | Nathan Jeffries | 493 | 6.57% | -3.75 | |
| Green | Darryl Amey | 204 | 2.72% | – | |
| Total | 7,507 | 100.00% | |||
| 2011 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Randy Weekes | 4,493 | 68.15% | +8.22 | ||||
| New Democratic | Glenn Wright | 1,695 | 25.71% | −5.07 | ||||
| Green | Darryl Amey | 206 | 3.12% | +0.14 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Yanchyshen | 171 | 2.59% | – | ||||
| Western Independence | Dana Arnason | 28 | 0.43% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,593 | 100.00% | ||||||
References
- "Saskatchewan Archives Board – Provincial Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. July 6, 2020.