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The historical Biggar constituency existed from 1912 to 1991. It was a seat with a lot of traditional CCF/NDP strength. Prominent former MLAs from Biggar's past include CCF Premier Woodrow Lloyd and NDP cabinet minister Elwood Cowley.
Biggar was reconstituted for the 2003 provincial election. The only MLA for Biggar since that time is Randy Weekes of the Saskatchewan Party. Weekes was first elected as an MLA in 1999 in the old Redberry Lake constituency. Weekes was re-elected in 2007 with 60 percent of the vote. Since there will be no Liberal candidate in Biggar this time and with the strong momentum behind the Sask Party, Weekes could win 65 to 70 percent of the vote in the riding. However, the space that the Liberals used to occupy in Biggar could be made up the the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding, and by Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan Leader Dana Arnason, who is making his first run in Biggar. This is one of the ridings I will be watching on election night.
2 comments:
Hi John
The presence of the PC's makes Biggar the most democratic riding in the province, the only constituency in Saskatchewan with candidates from 5 parties. It's my first run in an election of any kind and the process has been an incredible learning experience. I'm looking forward to election night and past that to building our party into a force to be reckoned with.
Thanks
Dana
No problem Dana. I'm looking forward to meeting you after this election, whenever that will be.
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