Timmins—Chapleau was a federal
electoral district
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represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the northeast part of the
province
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of
Ontario
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. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of
Cochrane,
Nipissing,
Timiskaming and
Timmins
Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 at the 2021 Canadian census and an estimated population of ...
ridings.
It initially consisted of the northern part of the Territorial District of Sudbury, the eastern part of the Territorial District of Algoma, the Township of Teefy, the City of
Timmins
Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 at the 2021 Canadian census and an estimated population of ...
and the Town of Iroquois Falls in the Territorial District of Cochrane, and the western part of the Territorial District of Timiskaming.
After 1987, it consisted of parts of the Territorial Districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Sudbury and Timiskaming.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between
Algoma,
Nickel Belt,
Timiskaming—Cochrane, and
Timmins-James Bay ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
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Ray Chénier
Jacques Raymond (Ray) Chénier (born August 7, 1935, in Hanmer, Ontario; died November 2, 2022, in Timmins, Ontario) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the House of Commons of Canada from 19 ...
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New Democratic Party
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, Dennis Welin
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Ray Chénier
Jacques Raymond (Ray) Chénier (born August 7, 1935, in Hanmer, Ontario; died November 2, 2022, in Timmins, Ontario) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the House of Commons of Canada from 19 ...
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Bill Ferrier
William Herman Ferrier (born November 8, 1932) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cochrane South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1977 as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.
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Progressive Conservative
, Kent Davis
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Aurèle Gervais
Aurèle Gervais (February 1, 1933 - December 25, 2021) was a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative ...
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Liberal
, Marcel Chartrand
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Cid Samson
Cyril (Cid) Samson (born 26 January 1943) is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993.
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, Peter Nastasiuk Bruce
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Cid Samson
Cyril (Cid) Samson (born 26 January 1943) is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993.
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Liberal
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Peter Thalheimer
Peter Thalheimer (June 4, 1936 – April 17, 2018) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997. He was a lawyer by career, joining the Ontario bar in 1964 after studying at the University of Ottawa.
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Progressive Conservative
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Aurèle Gervais
Aurèle Gervais (February 1, 1933 - December 25, 2021) was a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative ...
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Liberal
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Peter Thalheimer
Peter Thalheimer (June 4, 1936 – April 17, 2018) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997. He was a lawyer by career, joining the Ontario bar in 1964 after studying at the University of Ottawa.
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New Democratic Party
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Cid Samson
Cyril (Cid) Samson (born 26 January 1943) is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993.
Samson was a member of the New Democratic Party
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Progressive Conservative
, John Murphy
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Natural Law
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, Ben Lefebvre
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, Tilton Beaumont
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See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
Politics of Timmins