Timmins (electoral district)

Timmins was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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–Progressive Raymond Leslie STEVENSON 813
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 ROY 369
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. FEAR 805
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 LAROCHELLE 719
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 CORNELSEN 770
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 CORNELSEN 472
CommunistNorman HILL 90

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