# Biggar (former provincial electoral district)

Biggar is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Biggar. This district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912. The riding was dissolved and combined with the Rosetown district to form Rosetown-Biggar before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It was the constituency of Premier Woodrow S. Lloyd.
It is now part of the Biggar-Sask Valley constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| 1. | Charles Henry Cawthorpe | 1912–1917 | Liberal |
| 2. | George Hamilton Harris | 1917–1921 | Liberal |
| 3. | John Meikle | 1921–1925 | Progressive |
| 4. | Robert Pelham Hassard | 1925–1929 | Liberal |
| 5. | William Willoughby Miller | 1929–1934 | Conservative |
| 6. | Robert Pelham Hassard | 1934–1938 | Liberal |
| 7. | John Allan Young | 1938–1944 | CCF |
| 8. | Woodrow S. Lloyd | 1944–1971 | CCF-NDP |
| 9. | Elwood L. Cowley | 1971–1982 | New Democrat |
| 10. | Harry Baker | 1982–1991 | Progressive Conservative |
| 11. | Grant Whitmore | 1991–1995 | New Democrat |

## Election results

1912 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Henry Cawthorpe | 754 | 57.73% | – |
| | Conservative | Lachlan MacDonald | 552 | 42.27% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,306 | 100.00% | |
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Hamilton Harris | 1,989 | 57.01% | -0.72 |
| | Conservative | William George Dunbar | 1,500 | 42.99% | +0.72 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,489 | 100.00% | |
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | John Meikle | 2,293 | 60.18% | – |
| | Liberal | Lorne V. Locker | 1,517 | 39.82% | -17.19 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,810 | 100.00% | |
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Pelham Hassard | 1,758 | 52.98% | +13.16 |
| | Progressive | John Meikle | 1,560 | 47.02% | -13.16 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,318 | 100.00% | |
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Willoughby Miller | 2,733 | 51.67% | - |
| | Liberal | Robert Pelham Hassard | 2,014 | 38.08% | -14.90 |
| | Progressive | George Robert Bickerton | 542 | 10.25% | -36.77 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,289 | 100.00% | |
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Pelham Hassard | 2,287 | 40.64% | +2.56 |
| | Farmer-Labour | Warren Hart | 2,044 | 36.33% | – |
| | Conservative | William Willoughby Miller | 1,296 | 23.03% | -28.64 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,627 | 100.00% | |
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | John Allan Young | 3,341 | 45.28% | +8.95 |
| | Liberal | Robert Pelham Hassard | 3,196 | 43.32% | +2.68 |
| | Social Credit | Henry A. Gardner | 841 | 11.40% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,378 | 100.00% | |
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Woodrow S. Lloyd | 3,633 | 62.76% | +17.48 |
| | Liberal | Frank Freeman | 2,156 | 37.24% | -6.08 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,789 | 100.00% | |
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Woodrow S. Lloyd | 3,695 | 55.30% | -7.46 |
| | Liberal | Andrew S. Shaw | 2,987 | 44.70% | +7.46 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,682 | 100.00% | |
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Woodrow S. Lloyd | 3,811 | 64.18% | +8.88 |
| | Liberal | Andrew S. Shaw | 2,127 | 35.82% | -8.88 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,938 | 100.00% | |
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Woodrow S. Lloyd | 3,182 | 56.10% | -8.08 |
| | Liberal | Frank Freeman | 1,720 | 30.32% | -5.50 |
| | Social Credit | Edward W. Maybuck | 770 | 13.58% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,672 | 100.00% | |
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Woodrow S. Lloyd | 3,049 | 51.66% | -4.44 |
| | Liberal | Andrew D. Hutchison | 1,932 | 32.74% | +2.42 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Jack Lehmond | 663 | 11.23% | - |
| | Social Credit | Henry Neufeld | 258 | 4.37% | -9.21 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,902 | 100.00% | |
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Woodrow S. Lloyd | 2,875 | 48.02% | -3.64 |
| | Liberal | Benson M. Blacklock | 1,992 | 33.27% | +0.53 |
| | Prog. Conservative | George Loucks | 1,120 | 18.71% | +7.48 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,987 | 100.00% | |
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Woodrow S. Lloyd | 2,916 | 50.09% | +2.07 |
| | Liberal | Elmer McNiven | 1,571 | 26.99% | -6.28 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Peter Wiebe | 1,334 | 22.92% | +4.21 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,821 | 100.00% | |
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Elwood L. Cowley | 3,599 | 61.96% | +11.87 |
| | Liberal | Jim Hill | 2,210 | 38.04% | +11.05 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,809 | 100.00% | |
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Elwood L. Cowley | 3,223 | 48.47% | -13.49 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Ralph Young | 1,906 | 28.67% | - |
| | Liberal | Arthur Meister | 1,520 | 22.86% | -15.18 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,649 | 100.00% | |
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Elwood L. Cowley | 4,787 | 55.61% | +7.14 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Roy Norris | 3,270 | 37.98% | +9.31 |
| | Liberal | Lynn Tokle | 552 | 6.41% | -16.45 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,609 | 100.00% | |
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harry Baker | 4,437 | 55.63% | +17.65 |
| | NDP | Elwood L. Cowley | 3,070 | 38.50% | -17.11 |
| | Western Canada Concept | Roland F. Chouinard | 327 | 4.10% | - |
| | Liberal | Neil Vander Nagel | 141 | 1.77% | -4.64 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,975 | 100.00% | |
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harry Baker | 3,882 | 50.26% | -5.37 |
| | NDP | Pat Trask | 3,449 | 44.65% | +6.15 |
| | Liberal | Sharon Hamilton | 393 | 5.09% | +3.32 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,724 | 100.00% | |
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Biggar electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Grant Whitmore | 3,710 | 47.62% | +2.97 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Harry Baker | 2,307 | 29.62% | -20.64 |
| | Liberal | Larry Toner | 1,708 | 21.93% | +16.84 |
| | Independent | Donald W. Kavanagh | 65 | 0.83% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,790 | 100.00% | |