Lake Nipigon (electoral district)

Lake Nipigon was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1975 to 1999, when it was abolished when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterpart. It consisted of the areas around Lake Nipigon in Northern Ontario.

Lake Nipigon
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1974
District abolished1996
First contested1975
Last contested1995

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Lake Nipigon
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created out of Thunder Bay
30th  1975–1977     Jack Stokes New Democratic
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987     Gilles Pouliot New Democratic
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1999
Riding dissolved into Kenora—Rainy River,
Thunder Bay—Atikokan and Thunder Bay—Superior North

Election results

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1990

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1990 Ontario general election
Candidates Party Votes %
Gilles Pouliot NDP 8,335 65.2%
Judy Tinnes Liberal 3,083 24.1%
Jim Vibert PC 735 5.7%
Bill Thibeault FCP 632 5.0%

1995

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1995 Ontario general election
Candidates Party Votes
Gilles Pouliot NDP 5,079
Ian MacQuarrie Liberal 3,463
Vic Fournel PC 3,273

References

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  1. ^ "John Stokes | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1967-10-17. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  2. ^ "Gilles Pouliot | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1985-05-02. Retrieved 2023-06-12.