Timmins—James Bay (provincial electoral district)

Timmins—James Bay
Ontario electoral district

Timmins—James Bay in relation to other electoral districts in Northern Ontario
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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Gilles Bisson
New Democratic

District created 1999
First contested 1999
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2001) 71,648
Electors (2007) 48,516
Area (km²) 250,557
Pop. density (per km²) 0.29
Census divisions District of Cochrane, District of Timiskaming, District of Kenora
For the federal electoral district, see Timmins—James Bay.

Timmins—James Bay is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. Its population in 2001 was 84,001.

The district includes the extreme eastern part of the District of Kenora, all of the District of Cochrane except for the central western part, and a small part south of Timmins, and all of the District of Timiskaming except for the extreme southeastern part.

Geography

Timmins—James Bay consists of

History

Timmins—James Bay was created in 1999 from all of Cochrane North and part of Cochrane South. At that time, Ontario was divided into the same electoral districts as those used for federal electoral purposes.

It consisted initially of:

In 2005, legislation was passed by the Legislature to divide Ontario into 107 electoral districts, beginning with the next provincial election in 2007. The eleven northern electoral districts are those defined for federal purposes in 1996, based on the 1991 census (except for a minor boundary adjustment). The 96 southern electoral districts are those defined for federal electoral purposes in 2003, based on the 2001 census. Without this legislation, the number of electoral districts in northern Ontario would have been reduced from eleven to ten.[1]

Members

Timmins—James Bay
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Cochrane North and Cochrane South
37th  1999–2003     Gilles Bisson New Democratic
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–Present

Election results

Ontario general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticGilles Bisson 11,818 51.39 +1.92
LiberalSylvie Fontaine 5,592 24.32 +11.95
Progressive ConservativeSteve Black 5,226 22.72 -13.97
GreenBozena Hrycyna 301 1.31 +0.31
Confederation of RegionsFauzia Sadiq 61 0.27
Total valid votes 22,998100.00
New Democratic hold Swing -5.02
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticGilles Bisson 11,479 49.47 -2.70
Progressive ConservativeAl Spacek 8,515 36.69 +28.08
LiberalLeonard Rickard 2,870 12.37 -25.15
GreenAngela Plant 233 1.00 -0.70
FreedomRobert Neron 108 0.47  
Total valid votes 23,205100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 830.36
Turnout 23,28846.84
Eligible voters 49,723
New Democratic hold Swing -15.39
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticGilles Bisson 13,291 52.17 +2.47
LiberalPat Boucher 9,560 37.52 -3.64
Progressive ConservativeSteve Kidd 2,193 8.61 +0.2
GreenLarry Verner 434 1.70 +0.97
Total valid votes 25,478 100.00
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticGilles Bisson 14,941 49.70 -3.20
LiberalMichael J. Doody 12,373 41.16 +8.34
Progressive ConservativeMerv Russell 2,527 8.41 -4.86
GreenMarsha Kriss 219 0.73
Total valid votes 30,060 100.00
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticGilles Bisson 16,504 52.90
LiberalYves Malette 10,238 32.82
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Pelchat 4,139 13.27
IndependentEd Walsh 316 1.01
Total valid votes 31,197 100.00

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 18,494 77.3
Mixed member proportional 5,433 22.7
Total valid votes 23,927 100.0

Notes

  1. ↑ Elections Ontario web site, “New Electoral Boundaries”
  2. ↑ Elections Ontario (2014). "General Election Results by District, 093 Timmins-James Bay". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Timmins—James Bay" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2014.

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