Biggar (electoral district)
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 Canadian Provincial electoral district |
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 Biggar in relation to the other Saskatchewan ridings. |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly |
Randy Weekes Saskatchewan Party |
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| Population (2001) | 16,500 | |
| Electors (2003) | 12,029 | |
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| Riding created | 2002 | |
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[edit] Description
Biggar is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in west central Saskatchewan, has an economy based primarily on mixed farming and alfalfa production, and oil production. Bigger 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).
[edit] History
[edit] Riding
This riding was created by the Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan). It is made up of areas of the Redberry Lake, Rosetown-Biggar, Battlefords-Cutknife 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).
[edit] 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 | |
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| 1. | Randy Weekes | 2003 - Current | Saskatchewan Party |
- Previous MLAs:
- Redberry Lake: Randy Weekes, Saskatchewan Party
- Rosetown-Biggar: Elwin Hermanson, Saskatchewan Party
- Battlefords-Cutknife: Wally Lorenz, Saskatchewan Party
- Kindersley: Jason Dearborn, Saskatchewan Party
[edit] Election Results
| Saskatchewan General Election 2003: Batoche | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Saskachewan Party | 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% |
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