Legislature House of Commons First contested 1997 District webpage profile, map Elector 48,638 | District created 1996 Last contested 2015 | |
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Battlefords—Lloydminster is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
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Geography
The district is in Central-Western Saskatchewan. It includes the communities of North Battleford, Battleford and Unity; as well as the Saskatchewan portion of Lloydminster,
History
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.
This riding lost territory to Cypress Hills—Grasslands and gained a fraction of territory from Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following member of the House of Commons of Canada:
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Gerry Ritz, a former farmer and contractor. He was first elected in 1997. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as vice-chair of the 'Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food'.