Timiskaming (electoral district)

This article is about the federal riding in Ontario. For other topics, see Timiskaming.

Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Timiskaming Ontario electoral district

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1914, 1933
District abolished| 1924, 1987
First contested| 1917
Last contested| 1984

Timiskaming (later known as Timiskaming—French River) was a federal electoral district in the northeastern part of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925, and from 1935 to 1997.

It was created in 1914 from parts of Algoma East and Nipissing ridings.

## Contents

* 1 Territorial evolution
* 2 Members of Parliament
* 3 Election results
* 3.1 Timiskaming, 1917–1925
* 3.2 Timiskaming, 1935–1993
* 3.3 Timiskaming—French River, 1993–1997
* 4 See also
* 5 External links

## Territorial evolution[edit]

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 was renamed in 1993 to "Timiskaming—French River", and abolished in 1996 when it was incorporated into Timiskaming—Cochrane riding.

## Members of Parliament[edit]

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Timiskaming
Riding created from Nipissing and Algoma East
13th |  1917–1919† |  | Francis Cochrane | Government (Unionist)
1920–1921 |  | Angus McDonald | Independent
14th |  1921–1925
Riding dissolved into Timiskaming North and Timiskaming South
Timiskaming
Riding re-created from Timiskaming North and Timiskaming South
18th |  1935–1940 |  | Walter Little | Liberal
19th |  1940–1945
20th |  1945–1949
21st |  1949–1953
22nd |  1953–1957 | Ann Shipley
23rd |  1957–1958 |  | Arnold Peters | Co-operative Commonwealth
24th |  1958–1961
1961–1962 |  | New Democratic
25th |  1962–1963
26th |  1963–1965
27th |  1965–1968
28th |  1968–1972
29th |  1972–1974
30th |  1974–1979
31st |  1979–1980
32nd |  1980–1982† |  | Bruce Lonsdale | Liberal
1982–1984 |  | John MacDougall | Progressive Conservative
33rd |  1984–1988
34th |  1988–1993
Timiskaming—French River
35th |  1993–1997 |  | Benoît Serré | Liberal
Riding dissolved into Timiskaming—Cochrane

## Election results[edit]

### Timiskaming, 1917–1925[edit]

1917 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Government (Unionist) | Francis Cochrane | 7,025
| Opposition | Arthur Roebuck | 4,868
By-election: On Mr. Cochrane's death, 7 April 1920  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Angus McDonald | 5,797
| Liberal | Arthur Graeme Slaght  | 3,090
| Independent Conservative  | Ernest Fleetwood Pullen  | 2,996
1921 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Independent | Angus McDonald | 5,797
| Liberal | Donald McEachren  | 5,703
| Conservative | Angus John Kennedy  | 5,130
| Independent | David Bertrand  | 197

### Timiskaming, 1935–1993[edit]

1935 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Walter Little | 5,905
| Conservative | Wesley Ashton Gordon | 5,456
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Walter John Hill  | 4,185
| Reconstruction | Jack Percy Dransfield | 168
1940 Canadian federal election

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
1945 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Walter Little | 7,818
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Colborne Campbell Ames  | 6,330
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Herbert Todd  | 4,373
| Labor–Progressive | William Garth Teeple | 565
1949 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Walter Little | 8,528
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Colborne Campbell Ames  | 6,961
| Progressive Conservative | John Fenton Richardson Akehurst  | 5,512
1953 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Ann Shipley | 7,497
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Colbert Campbell Ames  | 6,259
| Progressive Conservative | Ted Kenrick  | 4,611
| Labor–Progressive | Joseph Billings | 335
1957 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Arnold Peters | 6,936
| Liberal | Ann Shipley | 6,896
| Progressive Conservative | C. Foster Rice  | 5,645
1958 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Arnold Peters | 7,544
| Progressive Conservative | C. Foster Rice  | 7,318
| Liberal | Ted J. Miron  | 6,118
1962 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| New Democratic | Arnold Peters | 7,055
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Mavrinac  | 6,053
| Liberal | Ann Shipley | 5,969
| Social Credit | Gérard Michaud | 2,665
1963 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| New Democratic | Arnold Peters | 7,356
| Liberal | Mervyn Lavigne  | 6,763
| Progressive Conservative | John Cram  | 5,540
| Social Credit | Camil Samson | 2,033
1965 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| New Democratic | Arnold Peters | 9,986
| Liberal | Mervyn Lavigne  | 5,885
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce Besley  | 3,823
1968 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| New Democratic | Arnold Peters | 8,482
| Liberal | Louis-R. Vannier  | 7,728
| Progressive Conservative | George L. Cassidy  | 4,443
| Social Credit | Alcide-J. Hamelin | 288
1972 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| New Democratic | Arnold Peters | 11,327
| Liberal | Dick Duff  | 7,768
| Progressive Conservative | Alf Guppy  | 3,317
| Social Credit | Albert Breton | 718
1974 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| New Democratic | Arnold Peters | 10,263
| Liberal | Guy Iannucci  | 6,598
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Watts  | 4,615
| Social Credit | Maurice Cure | 492
1979 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| New Democratic | Arnold Peters | 11,595
| Liberal | Pierre Belanger  | 10,900
| Progressive Conservative | Grant Sirola  | 6,036
1980 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Bruce Lonsdale | 11,135
| New Democratic | Arnold Peters | 10,661
| Progressive Conservative | Grant Sirola  | 4,901
| Marxist–Leninist | Claudia Irons | 93

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Canadian federal by-election, October 12, 1982

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Progressive Conservative | John MacDougall | 9,029 | 35.74
| Liberal | Pierre Bélanger | 8,341 | 33.02
| New Democratic | Arnold Peters | 7,654 | 30.30
| Independent | Richard Peever | 236 | 0.93
Total valid votes  | 25,260  | 100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 111  |
Turnout  | 25,371  | 69.00
Electors on the lists  | 36,771  |
Called after Mr. Lonsdale's death.
1984 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Progressive Conservative | John MacDougall | 15,359
| New Democratic | Jim Morrison  | 6,685
| Liberal | Lorraine Robazza  | 6,308
| Social Credit | Ken Sweigard | 151
1988 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Progressive Conservative | John MacDougall | 11,230
| Liberal | Ben Serré | 10,284
| New Democratic | Earl Evans  | 7,831
| Confederation of Regions | Fred Field | 1,207
| Independent | Richard Peever  | 160

### Timiskaming—French River, 1993–1997[edit]

1993 Canadian federal election

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

## See also[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

* Timiskaming, Ontario (1914 - 1924)
* Timiskaming, Ontario (1933 - 1993)

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