Timiskaming (later known as Timiskaming—French River) was a federal

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in the northeastern part of

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1917 to 1925, and from 1935 to 1997. It was created in 1914 from parts of Algoma East and Nipissing ridings.

Territorial evolution

The riding generally covered the

Timiskaming District Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from p ...

, but also incorporated parts of

Nipissing District Nipissing District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858. The district seat is North Bay. In 2021, the population was 84,716. The land area is ; the population density was , making it o ...

Sudbury District The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1894 from townships of eastern Algoma District and west Nipissing District. In 1973, the Regional Municipality of Sudbury was creat ...

Algoma District Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The name was created by an American ethnologist, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793–1864), who was appointed Indian agent to the Ojibwe ...

and

Cochrane District Cochrane District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts. In 2021, the district's population was 77,963, with a l ...

at various times. In 1914, it consisted of the whole of the territorial district of Timiskaming and part of the territorial district of Algoma. The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was divided into Timiskaming North and

Timiskaming South Timiskaming South was a Canadian Electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the northeastern part of the provinces and territories of Canada, province of On ...

ridings. In 1933, the two ridings were re-united, and the new Timiskaming riding consisted of the territorial district of Timiskaming (excluding the township of Keefer and all townships east of Keefer and adjacent to the north boundary of Timiskaming district); and part of the territorial district of Nipissing. In 1947 and 1952, it was redefined to consist of the southern part of Timiskaming. In 1966, it was redefined to consist of parts of the territorial districts of Timiskaming, Sudbury and Nipissing. In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the southeastern part of the Territorial District of Cochrane, the northern part of the Territorial District of Nipissing; and the Territorial District of Timiskaming (excluding that part lying westerly of the Townships of Cleaver and Fallon). In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the southeastern part of the Territorial District of Cochrane; the northern part of the Territorial District of Nipissing; the eastern part of the Territorial District of Sudbury; and the Territorial District of Timiskaming (excluding the part lying west of the west boundary of the geographic Townships of Cleaver and Fallon.) The electoral district was renamed in 1993 to "Timiskaming—French River", and abolished in 1996 when it was incorporated into Timiskaming—Cochrane riding.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Timiskaming, 1917–1925

, - , Government (Unionist) , Francis Cochrane , align="right", 7,025 , Opposition ,

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, Angus McDonald , align="right", 5,797 , Liberal , Arthur Graeme Slaght , align="right", 3,090 , Independent Conservative , Ernest Fleetwood Pullen , align="right", 2,996 , - ,

, Angus McDonald , align="right", 5,797 , Liberal , Donald McEachren , align="right", 5,703 ,

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, David Bertrand , align="right", 197

Timiskaming, 1935–1993

, - , Liberal , Walter Little , align="right", 5,905 ,

, Wesley Ashton Gordon , align="right", 5,456 , Co-operative Commonwealth , Walter John Hill , align="right", 4,185 , - , Liberal , Walter Little , align="right", 10,455 , Liberal , Gerald Daniel O'Meara , align="right", 4,906 , Farmer–Labour , Tommy Church , align="right", 4,204 , Co-operative Commonwealth , Walter John Hill , align="right", 2,481 , Unknown , Albert Edward Swift , align="right", 110 , - , Liberal , Walter Little , align="right", 7,818 , Co-operative Commonwealth , Colborne Campbell Ames , align="right", 6,330 , Progressive Conservative , Frank Herbert Todd , align="right", 4,373 , - , Liberal , Walter Little , align="right", 8,528 , Co-operative Commonwealth , Colborne Campbell Ames , align="right", 6,961 , Progressive Conservative , John Fenton Richardson Akehurst , align="right", 5,512 , - , Liberal , Ann Shipley , align="right", 7,497 , Co-operative Commonwealth , Colbert Campbell Ames , align="right", 6,259 , Progressive Conservative , Ted Kenrick , align="right", 4,611 , - , Co-operative Commonwealth , Arnold Peters , align="right", 6,936 , Liberal , Ann Shipley , align="right", 6,896 , Progressive Conservative , C. Foster Rice , align="right", 5,645 , - , Co-operative Commonwealth , Arnold Peters , align="right", 7,544 , Progressive Conservative , C. Foster Rice , align="right", 7,318 , Liberal , Ted J. Miron , align="right", 6,118 , - , New Democratic , Arnold Peters , align="right", 7,055 , Progressive Conservative , Joseph Mavrinac , align="right", 6,053 , Liberal , Ann Shipley , align="right", 5,969 , - , New Democratic , Arnold Peters , align="right", 7,356 , Liberal , Mervyn Lavigne , align="right", 6,763 , Progressive Conservative , John Cram , align="right", 5,540 , - , New Democratic , Arnold Peters , align="right", 9,986 , Liberal , Mervyn Lavigne , align="right", 5,885 , Progressive Conservative , Bruce Besley , align="right", 3,823 , - , New Democratic , Arnold Peters , align="right", 8,482 , Liberal , Louis-R. Vannier , align="right", 7,728 , Progressive Conservative , George L. Cassidy , align="right", 4,443 , - , New Democratic , Arnold Peters , align="right", 11,327 , Liberal , Dick Duff , align="right", 7,768 , Progressive Conservative , Alf Guppy , align="right", 3,317 , - , New Democratic , Arnold Peters , align="right", 10,263 , Liberal , Guy Iannucci , align="right", 6,598 , Progressive Conservative , Murray Watts , align="right", 4,615 , - , New Democratic , Arnold Peters , align="right", 11,595 , Liberal , Pierre Belanger , align="right", 10,900 , Progressive Conservative , Grant Sirola , align="right", 6,036 , - , Liberal , Bruce Lonsdale , align="right", 11,135 , New Democratic , Arnold Peters , align="right", 10,661 , Progressive Conservative , Grant Sirola , align="right", 4,901 , - , Progressive Conservative , John MacDougall , align="right", 15,359 , New Democratic , Jim Morrison , align="right", 6,685 , Liberal , Lorraine Robazza , align="right", 6,308 , - , Progressive Conservative , John MacDougall , align="right", 11,230 , Liberal , Ben Serré , align="right", 10,284 , New Democratic , Earl Evans , align="right", 7,831 ,

, Richard Peever , align="right", 160

Timiskaming—French River, 1993–1997

, - , Liberal , Ben Serré , align="right", 17,462 , Progressive Conservative , Bob Mantha , align="right", 4,510 ,

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, Steve Yee , align="right", 2,573 ,

, Gary Whitman , align="right", 483 ,

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, Anne Belanger , align="right", 296

References

External links

Riding history from the

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