Timiskaming (electoral district)

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Timiskaming (also 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.

1 Territorial evolution
2 Members of Parliament
- 2.1 Timiskaming
- 2.2 Timiskaming—French River
3 Electoral history
- 3.1 Timiskaming
- 3.2 Timiskaming—French River
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] 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

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Benoît Serré, Liberal - 1993-1997

[edit] Electoral history

[edit] Timiskaming

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government	Hon. Francis COCHRANE	7,025
	Opposition	Arthur Wentworth ROEBUCK	4,868

By-election: On Mr. Cochrane's death, 7 April 1920
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Angus MCDONALD	5,797
	Liberal	Arthur Graeme SLAGHT	3,090
	Independent Conservative	Ernest Fleetwood PULLEN	2,996

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Angus MCDONALD	5,797
	Liberal	Donald MCEACHREN	5,703
	Conservative	Angus John KENNEDY	5,130
	Independent	David BERTRAND	197

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Walter LITTLE	5,905
	Conservative	Hon. Wesley Ashton GORDON	5,456
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Walter John HILL	4,185
	Reconstruction	Jack Percy DRANSFIELD	168

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Walter LITTLE	10,455
	Liberal	Gerald Daniel O'MEARA	4,906
	Farmer-Labour	Tommy CHURCH	4,204
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Walter John HILL	2,481
	Unknown	Albert Edward SWIFT	110

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Walter LITTLE	7,818
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Colborne Campbell AMES	6,330
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Herbert TODD	4,373
	Labour-Progressive	William Garth TEEPLE	565

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Walter LITTLE	8,528
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Colborne Campbell AMES	6,961
	Progressive Conservative	John Fenton Richardson AKEHURST	5,512

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Ann SHIPLEY	7,497
	Co-operative Commonwealth	C.C. Doc AMES	6,259
	Progressive Conservative	Ted KENRICK	4,611
	Labour-Progressive	Joseph BILLINGS	335

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Arnold PETERS	6,936
	Liberal	Ann SHIPLEY	6,896
	Progressive Conservative	C. Foster RICE	5,645

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Arnold PETERS	7,544
	Progressive Conservative	C. Foster RICE	7,318
	Liberal	Ted J. MIRON	6,118

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democratic Party	Arnold PETERS	7,055
	Progressive Conservative	Joseph MAVRINAC	6,053
	Liberal	Ann SHIPLEY	5,969
	Social Credit	Gérard MICHAUD	2,665

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democratic Party	Arnold PETERS	7,356
	Liberal	Mervyn LAVIGNE	6,763
	Progressive Conservative	John CRAM	5,540
	Social Credit	Camil SAMSON	2,033

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democratic Party	Arnold PETERS	9,986
	Liberal	Mervyn LAVIGNE	5,885
	Progressive Conservative	Bruce BESLEY	3,823

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democratic Party	Arnold PETERS	8,482
	Liberal	Louis-R. VANNIER	7,728
	Progressive Conservative	George L. CASSIDY	4,443
	Social Credit	Alcide-J. HAMELIN	288

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democratic Party	Arnold PETERS	11,327
	Liberal	Dick DUFF	7,768
	Progressive Conservative	Alf GUPPY	3,317
	Social Credit	Albert BRETON	718

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democratic Party	Arnold PETERS	10,263
	Liberal	Guy IANNUCCI	6,598
	Progressive Conservative	Murray WATTS	4,615
	Social Credit	Maurice CURE	492

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democratic Party	Arnold PETERS	11,595
	Liberal	Pierre BELANGER	10,900
	Progressive Conservative	Grant SIROLA	6,036

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Bruce LONSDALE	11,135
	New Democratic Party	Arnold PETERS	10,661
	Progressive Conservative	Grant SIROLA	4,901
	Marxist-Leninist	Claudia IRONS	93

By-election: On Mr. Lonsdale's death, 12 October 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John A. MACDOUGALL	9,029
	Liberal	Pierre BÉLANGER	8,341
	New Democratic Party	Arnold PETERS	7,654
	Independent	Richard PEEVER	236

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	John A. MACDOUGALL	15,359
	New Democratic Party	Jim MORRISON	6,685
	Liberal	Lorraine ROBAZZA	6,308
	Social Credit	Ken SWEIGARD	151

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	John A. MACDOUGALL	11,230
	Liberal	Ben Serré	10,284
	New Democratic Party	Earl EVANS	7,831
	Confederation of Regions	Fred FIELD	1,207
	Independent	Richard PEEVER	160

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Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Ben Serré	17,462
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Mantha	4,510
	Reform	Dan Louie	3,868
	New Democratic Party	Steve Yee	2,573
	Independent	Gary Whitman	483
	Natural Law	Anne Belanger	296