- Sudbury East
Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Ontario
caption =
prov-status = defunct
prov-created = 1967
prov-abolished = 1999
prov-election-first = 1967
prov-election-last = 1995
demo-cd = Sudbury District,Regional Municipality of Sudbury
demo-csd = Sudbury, Nickel Centre, Casimir, Jennings and Appleby, Cosby, Mason and Martland, Hagar, Ratter and DunnetSudbury East was a provincial electoral riding in the Canadian province of
Ontario , that was represented in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1999. It served the easternmost portion of the former city of Sudbury, the eastern portion of theRegional Municipality of Sudbury , and several rural communities to the east and southeast of the city. The riding only existed in provincial elections — for federal elections, most of Sudbury East was part ofNickel Belt .In 1999, the provincial government realigned its ridings to match the federal riding boundaries, and Sudbury East was amalgamated into the provincial Nickel Belt district.
Shelley Martel , the incumbent MPP for Sudbury East prior to the 1999 election, continued to represent the region for another eight years as the MPP for Nickel Belt.Members of Provincial Parliament
Other usages
The name Sudbury East is still used to refer collectively to the municipalities southeast of the city which were formerly part of the riding but are "not" part of the current city of
Greater Sudbury , including Markstay-Warren, St. Charles and French River. These towns, as well as the adjacent municipality of Killarney and the unorganized townships of Burwash, Cox, Davis, Hawley, Hendrie, Henry, Janes, Laura, Loughrin, Secord, Servos, Street and Waldie, coordinate economic development and planning through the cooperative Sudbury East Planning Board.In unofficial usage, the designation may also be extended to include the municipality of West Nipissing, particularly the community of Sturgeon Falls, although West Nipissing is not officially part of the Sudbury East area.
External links
* [http://www.SudburyEast.com SudburyEast.com] , a web portal for residents of the Sudbury East region
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