Timmins (electoral district)

Timmins was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1979. It was located around the city of Timmins in the northeastern part of the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Cochrane and Timiskaming ridings.

It consisted of portions of the territorial districts of Timiskaming and Cochrane.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Timiskaming and Timmins—Chapleau ridings.

Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Karl EYRE 7,949
  Co-operative Commonwealth Leo P. LALONDE 5,517
  Progressive Conservative Percy BOYCE 4,377
Labor–ProgressiveRaymond Leslie STEVENSON813
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Karl EYRE 5,541
  Co-operative Commonwealth Arnold PETERS 4,686
  Progressive Conservative Maurice BÉLANGER 3,348
Labor–ProgressiveOscar ROY369
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Co-operative Commonwealth Murdo MARTIN 6,776
  Liberal Joseph J. EVANS 6,290
  Progressive Conservative Percy BOYCE 4,423
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Co-operative Commonwealth Murdo MARTIN 7,342
  Progressive Conservative Émile BRUNETTE 6,252
  Liberal Joseph J. EVANS 5,719
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN 8,834
  Liberal Émile CLÉMENT 5,439
  Progressive Conservative Mary GAUTHIER 4,676
Social CreditRalph R. FEAR805
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN 8,452
  Liberal Leo DEL VILLANO 7,592
  Progressive Conservative Émile BRUNETTE 3,068
Social CreditClément LAROCHELLE719
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN 10,071
  Liberal Elmer E. SMITH 6,456
  Progressive Conservative Bob KILLINGBECK 2,715
  Independent John James BUCHAN 100
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Jean ROY 11,141
  New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN 8,807
  Progressive Conservative Wyman BREWER 2,118
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Jean ROY 10,804
  New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN 9,819
  Progressive Conservative Bill HICKEY 2,997
Social CreditJohn CORNELSEN770
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Jean ROY 12,904
  New Democratic Party Wally RANTALA 7,681
  Progressive Conservative John HUGGINS 4,098
Social CreditJohn CORNELSEN472
CommunistNorman HILL90

See also

Coordinates: 48°35′N 81°10′W / 48.58°N 81.17°W / 48.58; -81.17

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