Biggar (former provincial electoral district)
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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.
| # | 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 |