# The Battlefords (provincial electoral district)

The Battlefords is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It includes the city of North Battleford and the adjoining town of Battleford. Collectively these communities are commonly known as "The Battlefords".
The district was first established in 1917 from the urban portions of the constituencies of Battleford and North Battleford. The district was contested in every election until the 1995 general election, when it was broken up into the re-created district of North Battleford and a new district, Battleford-Cut Knife. North Battleford and Battleford-Cut Knife were abolished before the 2003 general election and The Battlefords was re-established as an electoral district.
It was most recently contested in the 2020 election, when Saskatchewan Party candidate Jeremy Cockrill was elected.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 11th | 1948–1949 | Paul Prince | Liberal |
| 11th | 1949–1952 | Hugh James Maher | Liberal |
| 12th | 1953–1956 | Eiling Kramer | CCF |
| 13th | 1957–1960 | Eiling Kramer | CCF |
| 14th | 1961–1964 | Eiling Kramer | CCF |
| 15th | 1965–1967 | Eiling Kramer | CCF |
| 16th | 1968–1971 | Eiling Kramer | CCF |
| 17th | 1971–1975 | Eiling Kramer | NDP |
| 18th | 1975–1978 | Eiling Kramer | NDP |
| 19th | 1978–1980 | Eiling Kramer | NDP |
| 19th | 1980–1982 | David Manly Miner | NDP |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | Myles Morin | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986–1991 | Douglas Anguish | New Democrat |
| 22nd | 1991–1995 | Douglas Anguish | New Democrat |
| District divided into Battleford-Cut Knife and North Battleford |||||
| 25th | 2003–2007 | Len Taylor | New Democrat |
| 26th | 2007–2011 | Len Taylor | New Democrat |
| 27th | 2011–2016 | Herb Cox | Saskatchewan Party |
| 28th | 2016–2020 | Herb Cox | Saskatchewan Party |
| 29th | 2020–present | Jeremy Cockrill | Saskatchewan Party |

## Electoral results

2024 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Saskatchewan | Jeremy Cockrill | |
| | New Democratic | Tom Kroczynski | |
| | Green | Sara Piotrofsky | |
| | Buffalo | Dale Richardson | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||
2020 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Jeremy Cockrill | 4,477 | 66.19 | +5.48 |
| | New Democratic | Amber Stewart | 1,931 | 28.55 | -3.39 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harry Zamonsky | 231 | 3.42 | * |
| | Green | Joey Reynolds | 125 | 1.85 | +0.68 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,764 | 98.99 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 69 | 1.01 | +0.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,833 | 48.04 | -5.07 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 14,223 |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | +4.44 |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||
2016 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Saskatchewan | Herb Cox | 4,296 | 60.70 |
| | New Democratic | Rob Feist | 2,260 | 31.93 |
| | Liberal | Dexter Gopher | 438 | 6.19 |
| | Green | Josh Hunt | 83 | 1.17 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,077 | 99.80 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,091 | 53.11 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 13,352 |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan, Global News |||||||
2011 Saskatchewan election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Herb Cox | 3,527 | 51.06% | +11.40% |
| | NDP | Len Taylor | 2,475 | 35.83% | -7.99% |
| | Liberal | Ryan Bater | 812 | 11.76% | -1.60% |
| | Green | Owen Swiderski | 93 | 1.35% | -1.04% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,907 | 100.00% | |
| | Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic | Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | - |
vte2007 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Len Taylor | 3,332 | 43.81% | +1.29 |
| | Saskatchewan | Herb Cox | 3,020 | 39.71% | +13.83 |
| | Liberal | Ryan Bater | 1,016 | 13.36% | −16.34 |
| | Green | Reid Steward | 180 | 2.39% | * |
| | Western Independence | Gordon Elias | 57 | 0.76% | −1.18 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,605 | 100.00% |
2003 Saskatchewan election, The Battlefords (provincial electoral district) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Len Taylor | 3,056 | 42.53% | * |
| | Liberal | Jack Hillson | 2,134 | 29.70% | * |
| | Saskatchewan | Larry Doke | 1,856 | 25.83% | * |
| | Western Independence | Gordon Elias | 139 | 1.94% | * |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,185 | 100.00% | |