Canadian federal election results in Northern Ontario

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This page shows results of Canadian federal elections in Northern Ontario.

Regional profile

Northern Ontario has traditionally been one of the more left-leaning areas of Ontario, with strong support for reformist and social democratic policies. This region has traditionally been a two-way split between the Liberals and New Democratic Party (NDP). However, the Liberals held every seat here during their Ontario sweeps from 1993 to 2000. The NDP regained two seats in 2004 and produced very strong results in many other ridings. They were unable to pick up any more in 2006, but came close in almost every riding, and they swept much of the region in 2008.

The Conservatives are traditionally weak in this region, except in the Parry Sound—Muskoka riding bordering Central Ontario, which they were able to pick up in the 2006 election in a very close race. The Conservatives also have some strength in Kenora, which has often seen close three-way races between all three major parties and was won by the Conservatives in 2008. This changed in 2011, when the meltdown of Liberal support allowed the Conservatives to pick up an additional two seats, leaving the Liberals completely shut out of northern Ontario for the first time in decades.

In 2015, however, the Liberals took seven ridings, many of which they had lost in 2008. The NDP held onto two ridings, while Parry Sound-Muskoka remained with the Conservatives.

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2011 election results in Northern Ontario
Party		Northeast		Northwest		Total
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
New Democratic Party	111,297	39.1	43,274	44.0	154,571	40.4
	Conservative	106,588	37.5	32,558	33.1	139,146	36.3
Liberal	54,234	19.1	19,565	19.9	73,799	19.3
	Green	11,704	4.1	2,660	2.7	14,364	3.7
	Marijuana	-	-	265	0.3	265	0.1
	First Peoples National	229	0.1	-	-	229	0.1
	Marxist–Leninist	151	0.1	-	-	151	0.0
	Christian Heritage	111	0.0	-	-	111	0.0
Independents	284	0.1	147	0.1	431	0.1
Total		284,598	74.3	98,449	25.7	383,047

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2008 election results in Northern Ontario
Party		Northeast		Northwest		Total
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
New Democratic Party	95,028	36.0	30,022	32.8	128,050	36.0
Liberal	77,618	29.4	29,040	31.7	106,658	30.0
	Conservative	72,083	27.3	27,357	29.8	99,440	28.0
	Green	17,473	6.6	4,918	5.4	22,391	6.3
	First Peoples National	650	0.2	-	-	650	0.2
	Marijuana	-	-	327	0.4	327	0.1
	Marxist–Leninist	206	0.1	-	-	206	0.1
	Canadian Action	201	0.1	-	-	201	0.1
Independents	520	0.2	-	-	520	0.1
Total		263,779		91,664		355,443

2015 - 42nd General Election

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	Conservative		NDP		Liberal		Green		Other
Algoma—Manitoulin— Kapuskasing		André Robichaud 9,820 23.73%		Carol Hughes 16,516 39.92%		Heather Wilson 14,111 34.11%		Calvin John Orok 927 2.24%				Carol Hughes
Kenora		Greg Rickford 8,751 28.46%		Howard Hampton 10,420 33.88%		Bob Nault 10,918 35.50%		Ember C. McKillop 501 1.63%		Kelvin Boucher-Chicago (Ind.) 162 0.53%		Greg Rickford
Nickel Belt		Aino Laamanen 8,221 16.74%		Claude Gravelle 18,556 37.78%		Marc Serré 21,021 42.80%		Stuart McCall 1,217 2.48%		Dave Starbuck (M-L) 98 0.20%		Claude Gravelle
Nipissing—Timiskaming		Jay Aspin 14,325 29.31%		Kathleen Jodouin 7,936 16.24%		Anthony Rota 25,357 51.88%		Nicole Peltier 1,257 2.57%				Jay Aspin
Parry Sound-Muskoka		Tony Clement 22,206 43.30%		Matt McCarthy 5,183 10.11%		Trisha Cowie 19,937 38.88%		Glen Hodgson 3,704 7.22%		Duncan Bell (Pirate) 121 0.24%		Tony Clement
										Gordie Merton (CAP) 88 0.17%
										Albert Gray Smith (M-L) 40 0.08%
Sault Ste. Marie		Bryan Hayes 13,615 31.12%		Skip Morrison 9,543 21.81%		Terry Sheehan 19,582 44.75%		Kara Flannigan 934 2.13%		Mike Taffarel (M-L) 83 0.19%		Bryan Hayes
Sudbury		Fred Slade 10,473 21.10%		Paul Loewenberg 13,793 27.79%		Paul Lefebvre 23,534 47.42%		David Robinson 1,509 3.04%		Jean-Raymond Audet (Ind.) 134 0.27%		Vacant
										J. David Popescu (Ind.) 84 0.17%
										Elizabeth Rowley (Comm.) 102 0.21%
Thunder Bay—Rainy River		Moe Comuzzi 8,876 21.09%		John Rafferty 12,483 29.66%		Don Rusnak 18,523 44.02%		Christy Radbourne 2,201 5.23%				John Rafferty
Thunder Bay— Superior North		Richard Harvey 7,775 17.43%		Andrew Foulds 10,339 23.18%		Patty Hajdu 20,069 44.99%		Bruce Hyer 6,155 13.80%		Robert Skaf (Ind.) 270 0.61%		Bruce Hyer
Timmins-James Bay		John P. Curley 7,605 20.40%		Charlie Angus 15,974 42.86%		Todd Lever 12,940 34.72%		Max Kennedy 752 2.02%				Charlie Angus

2011 - 41st general election

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	Conservative		Liberal		NDP		Green		Other
Algoma—Manitoulin— Kapuskasing		Ray Sturgeon 10,991 30.33%		François Cloutier 5,374 14.83%		Carol Hughes 18,747 51.73%		Lorraine A. Rekmans 1,130 3.12%				Carol Hughes
Kenora		Greg Rickford 11,567 47.05%		Roger Valley 5,381 21.89%		Tania Cameron 6,855 27.88%		Mike Schwindt 636 2.59%		Kelvin Chicago-Boucher (Ind.) 147 0.60%		Greg Rickford
Nickel Belt		Lynne Reynolds 12,503 27.98%		Joe Cormier 6,308 14.12%		Claude Gravelle 24,566 54.97%		Christine Guillot-Proulx 1,252 2.80%		Steve Rutchinski (M-L) 59 0.13%		Claude Gravelle
Nipissing—Timiskaming		Jay Aspin 15,495 36.66%		Anthony Rota 15,477 36.61%		Rona Eckert 8,781 20.77%		Scott Edward Daley 2,518 5.96%				Anthony Rota
Parry Sound-Muskoka		Tony Clement 25,864 55.73%		Cindy Waters 5,330 11.48%		Wendy Wilson 11,217 24.17%		Glen Hodgson 3,776 8.14%		David Carmichael (Ind.) 168 0.36%		Tony Clement
										Albert Gray Smith (M-L) 54 0.12%
Sault Ste. Marie		Bryan Hayes 18,328 41.44%		Christian Provenzano 8,343 18.86%		Tony Martin 16,467 37.23%		Luke Macmichael 945 2.14%		Randy Riauka (CHP) 111 0.25%		Tony Martin
										Mike Taffarel (M-L) 38 0.09%
Sudbury		Fred Slade 12,881 28.35%		Carol Hartman 8,172 17.98%		Glenn Thibeault 22,684 49.92%		Fred Twilley 1,359 2.99%		Will Morin (FPNP) 229 0.50%		Glenn Thibeault
										J. David Popescu (Ind.) 116 0.26%
Thunder Bay—Rainy River		Moe Comuzzi-Stehmann 10,097 27.17%		Ken Boshcoff 8,067 21.71%		John Rafferty 18,085 48.67%		Ed Shields 909 2.45%				John Rafferty
Thunder Bay— Superior North		Richard Harvey 10,894 29.66%		Yves Fricot 6,117 16.66%		Bruce Hyer 18,334 49.92%		Scot Kyle 1,115 3.04%		Denis A. Carrière (Mar.) 265 0.72%		Bruce Hyer
Timmins-James Bay		Bill Greenberg 10,526 31.69%		Marilyn Wood 5,230 15.74%		Charlie Angus 16,738 50.39%		Lisa Bennett 724 2.18%				Charlie Angus

2008 - 40th general election

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	Conservative		Liberal		NDP		Green		Other
Algoma— Manitoulin— Kapuskasing		Dianne Musgrove 5,914 17.65%		Brent St. Denis 10,902 32.53%		Carol Hughes 15,249 45.50%		Lorraine Rekmans 1,451 4.33%				Brent St. Denis
Kenora		Greg Rickford 9,395 40.46%		Roger Valley 7,344 31.63%		Tania Cameron 5,394 23.23%		JoJo Holiday 1,087 4.68%				Roger Valley
Nickel Belt		Ian McCracken 8,869 21.70%		Louise Portelance 10,748 26.30%		Claude Gravelle 19,021 46.54%		Fred Twilley 2,056 5.03%		Steve Rutchinski (M-L) 66 0.16%		Raymond Bonin†
										Yves Villeneuve (Ind.) 112 0.27%
Nipissing—Timiskaming		Joe Sinicrope 13,432 32.34%		Anthony Rota 18,510 44.56%		Dianna Allen 6,582 15.85%		Craig Bridges 2,808 6.76%		Andrew Moulden (CAP) 204 0.49%		Anthony Rota
Parry Sound-Muskoka		Tony Clement 21,831 50.19%		Jamie McGarvey 10,871 24.99%		Jo-Anne Boulding 5,355 12.31%		Glen Hodgson 5,119 11.77%		David Rowland (Ind.) 325 0.75%		Tony Clement
Sault Ste. Marie		Cameron Ross 15,461 37.72%		Paul Bichler 6,870 16.76%		Tony Martin 16,572 40.43%		Luke Macmichael 1,774 4.33%		Cory McLeod (FPNP) 235 0.57%		Tony Martin
										Mike Taffarel (M-L) 81 0.20%
Sudbury		Gerry Labelle 11,073 25.79%		Diane Marleau 12,969 30.20%		Glenn Thibeault 15,094 35.15%		Gordon Harris 3,330 7.75%		Will Morin (FPNP) 397 0.92%		Diane Marleau
										J. David Popescu (Ind.) 80 0.19%
Thunder Bay— Rainy River		Richard Neumann 8,466 23.58%		Ken Boshcoff 11,589 32.27%		John Rafferty 14,478 40.32%		Russ Aegard 1,377 3.83%				Ken Boshcoff
Thunder Bay— Superior North		Bev Sarafin 9,556 26.83%		Don McArthur 10,083 28.31%		Bruce Hyer 13,187 37.03%		Brendan Daniel Hughes 2,463 6.92%		Dennis Andrew Carrière (Mar.) 327 0.92%		Joe Comuzzi†
Timmins— James Bay		Bill Greenberg 5,536 18.21%		Paul Taillefer 6,740 22.17%		Charlie Angus 17,188 56.54%		Larry Verner 938 3.09%				Charlie Angus

2006 - 39th general election

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	Liberal		Conservative		NDP		Green		Other
Algoma—Manitoulin— Kapuskasing		Brent St. Denis 14,652 38.18%		Ian West 8,957 23.34%		Carol Hughes 13,244 34.51%		Sarah Hutchinson 1,025 2.67%		Will Morin (FPNP) 338 0.88%		Brent St. Denis
										Donald Milton Polmateer (Ind.) 164 0.43%
Kenora		Roger Valley 9,937 36.52%		Bill Brown 8,434 30.99%		Susan Barclay 8,149 29.95%		Dave Vasey 692 2.54%				Roger Valley
Nickel Belt		Raymond Bonin 19,775 43.31%		Margaret Schwartzentruber 5,732 12.55%		Claude Gravelle 17,668 38.70%		Mark McAllister 975 2.14%		Michel D. Ethier (Mar.) 421 0.92%		Raymond Bonin
										Mathieu Péron (PC) 1,044 2.29%
										Steve Rutchinski (M-L) 42 0.09%
Nipissing—Timiskaming		Anthony Rota 21,393 44.69%		Peter Chirico 16,511 34.49%		Dave Fluri 8,268 17.27%		Meg Purdy 1,698 3.55%				Anthony Rota
Parry Sound-Muskoka		Andy Mitchell 18,485 40.04%		Tony Clement 18,513 40.10%		Jo-Anne Boulding 5,472 11.85%		Glen Hodgson 3,701 8.02%				Andy Mitchell
Sault Ste. Marie		Christian Provenzano 15,825 34.22%		Ken Walker 11,099 24.00%		Tony Martin 17,979 38.88%		Mark Viitala 1,056 2.28%		Guy Dumas (FPNP) 225 0.49%		Tony Martin
										Mike Taffarel (M-L) 59 0.13%
Sudbury		Diane Marleau 19,809 41.57%		Kevin Serviss 10,332 21.68%		Gerry McIntaggart 15,225 31.95%		Joey Methé 1,301 2.73%		Stephen Butcher (PC) 782 1.64%		Diane Marleau
										Sam Hammond (Comm.) 70 0.15%
										J. David Popescu (Ind.) 54 0.11%
										Dave Starbuck (M-L) 77 0.16%
Thunder Bay—Rainy River		Ken Boshcoff 13,520 35.13%		David Leskowski 10,485 27.25%		John Rafferty 12,862 33.42%		Russ Aegard 1,193 3.10%		Doug MacKay (Mar.) 424 1.10%		Ken Boshcoff
Thunder Bay— Superior North		Joe Comuzzi 14,009 36.01%		Bev Sarafin 8,578 22.05%		Bruce Hyer 13,601 34.96%		Dawn Kannegiesser 2,231 5.73%		Denis A. Carrière (Mar.) 486 1.25%		Joe Comuzzi
Timmins-James Bay		Robert Riopelle 13,003 34.26%		Ken Graham 5,173 13.63%		Charlie Angus 19,195 50.58%		Sahaja Freed 578 1.52%				Charlie Angus

2004 - 38th general election

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	Liberal		Conservative		NDP		Green		Other
Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing		Brent St. Denis 14,276 40.94%		Blaine Armstrong 8,093 23.21%		Carol Hughes 11,051 31.69%		Lindsay Killen 1,449 4.16%				Brent St. Denis Algoma—Manitoulin
Kenora		Roger Valley 8,563 36.23%		Bill Brown 6,598 27.92%		Susan Barclay 7,577 32.06%		Carl Chaboyer 898 3.80%				Bob Nault† Kenora—Rainy River
Nickel Belt		Raymond Bonin 17,188 42.41%		Mike Dupont 7,628 18.82%		Claude Gravelle 13,980 34.50%		Steve Lafleur 1,031 2.54%		Michel D. Ethier (Mar.) 430 1.06%		Raymond Bonin
										Don Lavallee (Ind.) 217 0.54%
										Steve Rutchinski (M-L) 51 0.13%
Nipissing—Timiskaming		Anthony Rota 18,254 42.31%		Al McDonald 16,001 37.09%		Dave Fluri 7,354 17.05%		Les Wilcox 1,329 3.08%		Ross MacLean (CAP) 204 0.47%		Bob Wood† Nipissing
Parry Sound-Muskoka		Andy Mitchell 19,271 43.86%		Keith Montgomery 15,970 36.35%		Jo-Anne Marie Boulding 5,171 11.77%		Glen Hodgson 3,524 8.02%				Andy Mitchell
Sault Ste. Marie		Carmen Provenzano 15,760 36.55%		Cameron Ross 9,969 23.12%		Tony Martin 16,512 38.29%		Julie Emmerson 814 1.89%		Mike Taffarel (M-L) 67 0.16%		Carmen Provenzano
Sudbury		Diane Marleau 18,914 44.19%		Stephen L. Butcher 9,008 21.05%		Gerry McIntaggart 12,781 29.86%		Luke Norton 1,999 4.67%		Dave Starbuck (M-L) 100 0.23%		Diane Marleau
Thunder Bay—Rainy River		Ken Boshcoff 14,290 39.37%		David Leskowski 9,559 26.33%		John Rafferty 10,781 29.70%		Russ Aegard 856 2.36%		Johannes Scheibler (CHP) 267 0.74%		Stan Dromisky† Thunder Bay—Atikokan
										Doug Thompson (Mar.) 547 1.51%
Thunder Bay—Superior North		Joe Comuzzi 15,022 43.04%		Bev Sarafin 7,394 21.18%		Bruce Hyer 10,230 29.31%		Carl Rose 1,614 4.62%		Denis A. Carrière (Mar.) 645 1.85%		Joe Comuzzi
Timmins—James Bay		Raymond Chénier 13,525 39.65%		Andrew Van Oosten 5,682 16.66%		Charlie Angus 14,138 41.45%		Marsha Gail Kriss 767 2.25%				Réginald Bélair† Timmins—James Bay
											merged district
												Benoît Serré† Timiskaming—Cochrane

2000 - 37th general election

Electoral district	Candidates												Incumbent
	Liberal		Canadian Alliance		NDP		PC		Green		Other
Algoma—Manitoulin		Brent St. Denis 15,000 48.36%		Ron Swain 8,992 28.99%		Grant Buck 4,326 13.95%		Dale Lapham 2,269 7.32%		Alexander Jablanczy 428 1.38%				Brent St. Denis
Kenora—Rainy River		Bob Nault 14,416 45.21%		Ed Prefontaine 9,125 28.62%		Susan Barclay 6,868 21.54%		Brian Barrett 1,476 4.63%						Bob Nault
Nickel Belt		Raymond Bonin 19,187 55.57%		Neil Martin 6,370 18.45%		Sandy Bass 7,304 21.16%		Reg Couldridge 1,664 4.82%						Raymond Bonin
Nipissing		Bob Wood 18,888 57.04%		Ken Ferron 7,461 22.53%		Wendy Young 2,572 7.77%		Alan Dayes 4,192 12.66%						Bob Wood
Parry Sound—Muskoka		Andy Mitchell 17,911 47.52%		George Stripe 9,569 25.39%		Joanne Bury 1,665 4.42%		Keith Montgomery 7,055 18.72%		Richard Thomas 1,495 3.97%				Andy Mitchell
Sault Ste. Marie		Carmen F. Provenzano 18,867 50.79%		David Ronald Rose 7,006 18.86%		Bud Wildman 9,202 24.77%		Doug Lawson 1,168 3.14%		Kathie Brosemer 776 2.09%		Martin Bruce Odber (CAP) 128 0.34%		Carmen Provenzano
Sudbury		Diane Marleau 20,290 58.52%		Mike Smith 6,554 18.90%		Paul Chislett 4,368 12.60%		Alex McGregor 2,642 7.62%		Thomas Gerry 503 1.45%		Daryl Janet Shandro (Comm.) 98 0.28% Kathy Wells-McNeil (CAP) 215 0.62%		Diane Marleau
Thunder Bay—Atikokan		Stan Dromisky 11,449 36.98%		David Richard Leskowski 9,067 29.29%		Rick Baker 6,023 19.45%		Ian M. Sinclair 3,652 11.80%		Kristin Boyer 769 2.48%				Stan Dromisky
Thunder Bay—Superior North		Joe Comuzzi 15,241 48.12%		Doug Pantry 6,278 19.82%		John Rafferty 6,169 19.48%		Richard Neumann 2,753 8.69%		Carl Rose 648 2.05%		Denis A. Carrière (Mar.) 581 1.83%		Joe Comuzzi
Timiskaming—Cochrane		Benoît Serré 19,404 62.40%		Dan Louie 5,840 18.78%		Ambrose Raftis 2,461 7.91%		William J. Stairs 2,603 8.37%		Joseph Gold 790 2.54%				Benoit Serré
Timmins—James Bay		Réginald Bélair 16,335 54.22%		James Gibb 3,356 11.14%		Len Wood 9,385 31.15%		Daniel Clark 1,053 3.49%						Réginald Bélair