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Rosetown—Biggar (federal electoral district)

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Rosetown—Biggar was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Kindersley and Rosetown ridings.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Battleford—Kindersley, Moose Jaw, Regina—Lake Centre, Saskatoon—Biggar and Swift Current—Maple Creek ridings.

Election results

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1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth Major James Coldwell 6,806
Liberal William Richardson 4,360
Conservative William John Loucks 3,228
Social Credit Joseph Woolsey Heartwell 836
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth Major James Coldwell 7,714
Liberal Robert P. Hassard 4,912
National Government James Thomas Milton Anderson 2,381
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth Major James Coldwell 8,484
Liberal Wilbert Hagarty 3,618
Progressive Conservative Alvin Hamilton 3,129
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth Major James Coldwell 8,793
Liberal Sanborn Duff Noble 5,266
Progressive Conservative Alvin Hamilton 2,670
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth Major James Coldwell 11,404
Liberal Hubert Staines 5,516
Progressive Conservative Martin P. Pederson 2,360
Social Credit Gustav Theodore Froese 877
Labor–Progressive Harvey Roderick Pearce 387
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth Major James Coldwell 9,846
Progressive Conservative Howard Spenceley Riddell 5,552
Liberal Alexander MacDonald 4,994
Social Credit Henriette Patmore 1,375
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Clarence Owen Cooper 9,962
Co-operative Commonwealth Major James Coldwell 8,051
Liberal Howard C. Mitchell 2,886
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Clarence Owen Cooper 11,720
New Democratic Lorne Edward Dietrick 5,362
Liberal Howard Mitchell 4,101
Social Credit Allan McIvor 1,069
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Clarence Owen Cooper 11,984
New Democratic Rod Thomson 4,661
Liberal Don Trapp 4,268
Social Credit Chris Ziegler 716
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Ronald McLelland 8,658
New Democratic Alf Gleave 7,067
Liberal Lew C. Duddridge 4,368
Social Credit Henry G. Guillaume 465

See also

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