# North Battleford (federal electoral district)

North Battleford was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1949. This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Battleford, Prince Albert and Saskatoon ridings. It initially consisted of the northwestern part of the province, north of the North Saskatchewan River and west of the third meridian. It was redefined in 1924 and 1933.
The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Prince Albert, Rosetown—Biggar and The Battlefords ridings.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| North Battleford Riding created from Battleford, Prince Albert and Saskatoon |||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Charles Edwin Long | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Claudius Charles Davies | Progressive |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Cameron Ross McIntosh | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Cameron Ross McIntosh | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Cameron Ross McIntosh | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Cameron Ross McIntosh | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1943 | Dorise Nielsen | Unity |
| 19th | 1943–1945 | Dorise Nielsen | Labor–Progressive |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Frederick Townley-Smith | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| Riding dissolved into Prince Albert, Rosetown—Biggar and The Battlefords |||||

## Election results

1945 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Frederick W. Townley-Smith | 5,049 | 31.55 | |
| | Liberal | John Hornby Harrison | 4,420 | 27.62 | –15.22 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Dorise W. Nielsen | 2,124 | 13.27 | –43.89 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Albert C. Cadieu | 2,039 | 12.74 | |
| | Social Credit | John William Evanishen | 1,525 | 9.53 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Cameron Ross McIntosh | 847 | 5.29 | –37.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,004 | 100.0 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Labor–Progressive | Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Labor–Progressive | Swing | Swing | +23.38 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unity | Dorise W. Nielsen | 10,500 | 57.16 | |
| | Liberal | Cameron Ross McIntosh | 7,868 | 42.84 | –2.23 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,368 | 100.0 |
| | Unity gain from Liberal | Unity gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +29.70 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cameron Ross McIntosh | 7,039 | 45.07 | –1.21 |
| | Social Credit | Robert Harry Watson | 4,412 | 28.25 | |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Hill Hamilton | 4,168 | 26.69 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,619 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –14.73 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cameron Ross McIntosh | 7,168 | 46.28 | –21.29 |
| | Independent | William Mackenzie | 6,073 | 39.21 | |
| | Progressive | Arthur O. Rose | 2,248 | 14.51 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,489 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –30.25 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cameron Ross McIntosh | 6,147 | 67.57 | +19.42 |
| | Conservative | Charles Edwin Long | 2,950 | 32.43 | +11.47 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,097 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.98 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cameron Ross McIntosh | 4,204 | 48.15 | |
| | Progressive | Claudius Charles Davies | 2,697 | 30.89 | –31.31 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Arthur Cattanach Panton | 1,830 | 20.96 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,731 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive | Liberal gain from Progressive | Swing | Swing | +39.73 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Claudius Charles Davies | 8,786 | 62.20 | |
| | Unknown | William Wellington Livingston | 4,596 | 32.54 | |
| | Unknown | Harold Herbert | 744 | 5.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,126 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive gain from Government (Unionist) | Progressive gain from Government (Unionist) | Swing | Swing | +14.83 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Government (Unionist) | Charles Edwin Long | 5,630 | 60.14 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Charles Comerford | 3,732 | 39.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,362 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of Battleford, Prince Albert and Saskatoon, which elected two Conservatives and a Liberal (respectively) in the last election. |||||||