Timiskaming—Cochrane (provincial electoral district)

Timiskaming—Cochrane

Ontario electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP	John Vanthof NDP
District created	1999
First contested	1999
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2001)	69,901
Electors (2007)	47,700
Area (km²)	40,645
Pop. density (per km²)	1.7
Census divisions	Timiskaming, Cochrane District, Sudbury District, Nipissing District
Census subdivisions

For the former federal electoral district, see Timiskaming—Cochrane

Timiskaming—Cochrane is a provincial electoral district in northern Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

History

The riding was created in 1999 from parts of Cochrane North, Cochrane South, Timiskaming, Nickel Belt, Sudbury East and Nipissing.

In 1996, Ontario was divided into the same electoral districts as those used for federal electoral purposes. They were redistributed whenever a readjustment took place at the federal level.

In 2005, legislation was passed by the Legislature to divide Ontario into 107 electoral districts, beginning with the next provincial election in 2007. The eleven northern electoral districts are those defined for federal purposes in 1996, based on the 1991 census (except for a minor boundary adjustment). The 96 southern electoral districts are those defined for federal electoral purposes in 2003, based on the 2001 census. Without this legislation, the number of electoral districts in Northern Ontario would have been reduced from eleven to ten.

Geography

The riding includes the southeastern corner of the Cochrane District, all of Timiskaming, the southeastern corner of the Sudbury District, and the northern third of Nipissing District.

Included in the riding are the city of Temiskaming Shores and the towns of Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Kirkland Lake, Larder Lake, McGarry, Englehart, Earlton, Cobalt, West Nipissing, Verner and French River.

Members

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
37th	1999-2003		David Ramsay	Liberal
38th	2003-2007
39th	2007-2011
40th	2011-present		John Vanthof	New Democrat

Election results

Ontario general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	John Vanthof	12,632	50.12	9.57
	Liberal	Denis Bonin	6,532	25.92	-16.98
	Progressive Conservative	Randy Aulbrook	5,337	21.18	7.63
	Northern Ontario Heritage	Gerry Courville	391	1.55	1.55
	Green	Tina Danese	312	1.24	-1.76
Total valid votes			25,204	100.00

Note: the 2011 election will be held on October 6, 2011.

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Ramsay	11,588	42.90	-16.66
	New Democrat	John Vanthof	10,954	40.55	22.07
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Shearer	3,659	13.55	-6.83
	Green	Patrick East	811	3.00	1.43
Total valid votes			27,012	100.00

Ontario general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Ramsay	18,499	59.56	11.18
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Brassard	6,330	20.38	-9.36
	New Democrat	Ben Lefebvre	5,741	18.48	-3.39
	Green	Paul O. Palmer	489	1.57	1.57
Total valid votes			31,059	100.00

Ontario general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Ramsay	16,877	48.38	-
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Brassard	10,374	29.74	-
	New Democrat	Len Wood	7,631	21.88	-
Total valid votes			34,882	100.00

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	19,907	76.5
	Mixed member proportional	6,130	23.5
	Total valid votes	26,037	100.0

Sources

• Elections Ontario Past Election Results
• Elections Ontario
  • 1999 results
  • 2003 results
  • 2007 results
  • 2011 results