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![]() Timmins in relation to other electoral districts in Northern Ontario | |||
Coordinates: | 48°35′N81°10′W / 48.58°N 81.17°W Coordinates: 48°35′N81°10′W / 48.58°N 81.17°W | ||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 2017 | ||
First contested | 2018 | ||
Last contested | 2022 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 41,785 | ||
Electors (2018) | 32,867 | ||
Area (km²) | 3,155 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 13.2 | ||
Census division(s) | Cochrane | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Timmins |
Timmins is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. This riding was established from the urban portion of the former riding of Timmins—James Bay on the recommendation of the Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission in 2017. The remainder of Timmins—James Bay became the Mushkegowuk—James Bay riding. The riding mirrors the boundaries of the city of Timmins.
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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Riding created from Timmins—James Bay | ||||
42nd | 2018–2022 | Gilles Bisson | New Democratic | |
43rd | 2022–present | George Pirie | Progressive Conservative |
2022 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | George Pirie | 9,356 | 64.81 | +35.17 | ||||
New Democratic | Gilles Bisson | 4,271 | 29.58 | -27.84 | ||||
New Blue | David Farrell | 421 | 2.92 | |||||
Green | Elizabeth Lockhard | 323 | 2.24 | +0.49 | ||||
Confederation of Regions | Nadia Sadiq | 66 | 0.46 | |||||
Total valid votes | 14,437 | |||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 98 | |||||||
Turnout | 14,535 | 43.54 | -4.57 | |||||
Eligible voters | 33,386 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +31.51 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario [2] |
2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | Gilles Bisson | 8,978 | 57.43 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Yvan L. Génier | 4,634 | 29.64 | |||||
Liberal | Mickey Auger | 1,378 | 8.81 | |||||
Green | Lucas Blake Schinbeckler | 273 | 1.75 | |||||
Northern Ontario | Gary Schaap | 249 | 1.59 | |||||
Libertarian | Jozef Bauer | 121 | 0.77 | |||||
Total valid votes | 15,633 | 100.0 | ||||||
Turnout | 48.5 | |||||||
Eligible voters | 32,253 | |||||||
New Democratic pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source: Elections Ontario [3] |
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