Timiskaming (electoral district)

Timiskaming (later known as Timiskaming—French River ) was a federal electoral district in the northeastern part of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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, but also incorporated parts of Nipissing District, Sudbury District, Algoma District and Cochrane District 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 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's name was changed in 1993 to "Timiskaming—French River", and abolished in 1996, when it was incorporated into Timiskaming—Cochrane riding.

Members of Parliament

Timiskaming

*Francis Cochrane, Unionist/Conservative - 1917-1919
*Angus McDonald, Independent - 1920-1925

See Timiskaming North and Timiskaming South for 1925-1935.

*Walter Little, Liberal - 1935-1954
*Ann Shipley, Liberal - 1953-1957
*Arnold Peters, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation - 1957-1961, New Democratic Party 1961-1980
*Bruce Lonsdale, Liberal - 1980-1982
*John MacDougall, Progressive Conservative - 1982-1993

Timiskaming—French River

*Benoît Serré, Liberal - 1993-1997

Electoral history

Timiskaming

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Government
Hon. Francis COCHRANE
align="right"|7,025
Opposition
Arthur Wentworth ROEBUCK
align="right"|4,868

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Independent
Angus MCDONALD
align="right"|5,797
Liberal
Arthur Graeme SLAGHT
align="right"| 3,090
Independent Conservative
Ernest Fleetwood PULLEN
align="right"|2,996

-
Independent
Angus MCDONALD
align="right"| 5,797
Liberal
Donald MCEACHREN
align="right"|5,703
Conservative
Angus John KENNEDY
align="right"|5,130
Independent
David BERTRAND
align="right"|197

-
Liberal
Walter LITTLE
align="right"|5,905
Conservative
Hon. Wesley Ashton GORDON
align="right"|5,456
Co-operative Commonwealth
Walter John HILL
align="right"|4,185
Reconstruction
Jack Percy DRANSFIELD
align="right"|168

-
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
Labour-Progressive
William Garth TEEPLE
align="right"|565

-
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
C.C. Doc AMES
align="right"|6,259
Progressive Conservative
Ted KENRICK
align="right"|4,611
Labour-Progressive
Joseph BILLINGS
align="right"|335

-
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

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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

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New Democratic Party
Arnold PETERS
align="right"|7,055
Progressive Conservative
Joseph MAVRINAC
align="right"|6,053
Liberal
Ann SHIPLEY
align="right"|5,969
Social Credit
Gérard MICHAUD
align="right"|2,665

-
New Democratic Party
Arnold PETERS
align="right"|7,356
Liberal
Mervyn LAVIGNE
align="right"|6,763
Progressive Conservative
John CRAM
align="right"| 5,540
Social Credit
Camil SAMSON
align="right"|2,033

-
New Democratic Party
Arnold PETERS
align="right"| 9,986
Liberal
Mervyn LAVIGNE
align="right"| 5,885
Progressive Conservative
Bruce BESLEY
align="right"|3,823

-
New Democratic Party
Arnold PETERS
align="right"| 8,482
Liberal
Louis-R. VANNIER
align="right"| 7,728
Progressive Conservative
George L. CASSIDY
align="right"|4,443
Social Credit
Alcide-J. HAMELIN
align="right"|288

-
New Democratic Party
Arnold PETERS
align="right"|11,327
Liberal
Dick DUFF
align="right"|7,768
Progressive Conservative
Alf GUPPY
align="right"|3,317
Social Credit
Albert BRETON
align="right"|718

-
New Democratic Party
Arnold PETERS
align="right"|10,263
Liberal
Guy IANNUCCI
align="right"|6,598
Progressive Conservative
Murray WATTS
align="right"| 4,615
Social Credit
Maurice CURE
align="right"| 492

-
New Democratic Party
Arnold PETERS
align="right"| 11,595
Liberal
Pierre BELANGER
align="right"| 10,900
Progressive Conservative
Grant SIROLA
align="right"| 6,036

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Liberal
Bruce LONSDALE
align="right"| 11,135
New Democratic Party
Arnold PETERS
align="right"|10,661
Progressive Conservative
Grant SIROLA
align="right"|4,901
Marxist-Leninist
Claudia IRONS
align="right"| 93

-
Progressive Conservative
John A. MACDOUGALL
align="right"|9,029
Liberal
Pierre BÉLANGER
align="right"| 8,341
New Democratic Party
Arnold PETERS
align="right"| 7,654
Independent
Richard PEEVER
align="right"| 236

-
Progressive Conservative
John A. MACDOUGALL
align="right"|15,359
New Democratic Party
Jim MORRISON
align="right"| 6,685
Liberal
Lorraine ROBAZZA
align="right"| 6,308
Social Credit
Ken SWEIGARD
align="right"| 151

-
Progressive Conservative
John A. MACDOUGALL
align="right"|11,230
Liberal
Ben Serré
align="right"|10,284
New Democratic Party
Earl EVANS
align="right"| 7,831
Confederation of Regions
Fred FIELD
align="right"|1,207
Independent
Richard PEEVER
align="right"| 160

Timiskaming—French River

-
Liberal
Ben Serré
align="right"| 17,462
Progressive Conservative
Bob Mantha
align="right"| 4,510
Reform
Dan Louie
align="right"| 3,868
New Democratic Party
Steve Yee
align="right"| 2,573
Independent
Gary Whitman
align="right"|483
Natural Law
Anne Belanger
align="right"| 296

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]