North Battleford (provincial electoral district)

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North Battleford was a constituency of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

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Boundaries

The riding was based around the city of North Battleford.

History

The constituency was in use (1908–1917).

North Battleford was merged with Battleford into The Battlefords. [1] [ circular reference ]

Representation

MemberPartyYears
Douglas Anguish NDP 1986 – 1996 [2]
Jack Hillson Liberal 1996 – 2003
Became The Battlefords

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References

  1. "The Battlefords (provincial electoral district)", Wikipedia, 2020-11-16, retrieved 2020-11-25
  2. "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-25.