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Timmins—Chapleau was a federal
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represented in the
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from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the northeast part of the
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of
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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

, - , Liberal ,
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 The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britann ...
, Dennis Welin , align="right", 10,160 , Progressive Conservative , Ernie R. White , align="right", 7,819 , - , Liberal ,
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 The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britann ...
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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. Backgrou ...
, align="right", 10,745 , Progressive Conservative , Kent Davis , align="right", 3,663 , - , Progressive Conservative ,
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 ...
, align="right", 11,944 , Liberal , Marcel Chartrand , align="right", 10,273 ,
New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britann ...
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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 ...
, align="right", 9,543 , No affiliation , Peter Nastasiuk Bruce , align="right", 127 , - ,
New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britann ...
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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 ...
, align="right", 11,622 , Liberal ,
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. Thalheimer established ...
, align="right", 10,347 , Progressive Conservative ,
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 ...
, align="right", 9,782 , - , Liberal ,
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. Thalheimer established ...
, align="right", 17,085 ,
New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britann ...
,
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 ...
, align="right", 8,224 , Progressive Conservative , John Murphy , align="right", 4,369 ,
Natural Law Natural law (, ) is a Philosophy, philosophical and legal theory that posits the existence of a set of inherent laws derived from nature and universal moral principles, which are discoverable through reason. In ethics, natural law theory asserts ...
, Ben Lefebvre , align="right", 394 , Independent , Tilton Beaumont , align="right", 290


See also

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List of Canadian electoral districts This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada This is a list of past arrangements of Electoral district (Canada), Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...


References


External links

* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
{{DEFAULTSORT:Timmins-Chapleau Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Politics of Timmins