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Nickel Belt (provincial electoral district)

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{{Infobox Canada electoral district

| name = Nickel Belt

| province = Ontario

| image = Northern Ontario ridings 2018 - Nickel Belt.png

| caption = Nickel Belt in relation to other electoral districts in Northern Ontario

| prov-status = active

| prov-created =

| prov-abolished =

| prov-election-first = 1955

| prov-election-last = 2025

| prov-rep = France Gélinas

| prov-rep-link =

| prov-rep-party = NDP

| prov-rep-party-link =

| demo-census-date = 2016

| demo-pop = 84520

|demo-pop-ref = https://voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/electoral-district/71-Nickel%20Belt

| demo-electors = 66479

| demo-electors-date = 2018

| demo-area = 25548

| demo-cd = Sudbury District, Greater Sudbury

| demo-csd = Markstay-Warren, St. Charles, Killarney

}}

Nickel Belt is a provincial electoral district located in the Canadian province of Ontario. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The district is located in Northern Ontario and includes much of the eastern and southern parts of the District of Sudbury, as well as most of Greater Sudbury outside the city's urban core. Communities include Lively, Onaping, Levack, Dowling, Chelmsford, Naughton, Azilda, Coniston, Wahnapitae, Garson, Val Caron, Val Thérèse, Hanmer and Capreol.

Boundary redistribution

Prior to redistribution in 1998, the district included all of Sudbury District except the southeastern portion, as well as the western half of what was then the Regional Municipality of Sudbury (Walden, Rayside-Balfour and Onaping Falls). The eastern half of the current Nickel Belt comprised the separate district of Sudbury East.

In 1998, Ontario was divided into the same electoral districts as those used for federal electoral purposes. They were redistributed whenever a readjustment took place at the federal level. This change resulted in Sudbury East being reabsorbed back into Nickel Belt.

In 2005, legislation was passed by the Legislature to divide Ontario into 107 electoral districts, beginning with the next provincial election in 2007. The eleven northern electoral districts, including Nickel Belt, are those defined for federal purposes in 1996, based on the 1991 census (except for a minor boundary adjustment). The 96 southern electoral districts are those defined for federal electoral purposes in 2003, based on the 2001 census. Without this legislation, the number of electoral districts in northern Ontario would have been reduced from eleven to ten.[http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/en/new_electoral_boundaries_en.shtml Elections Ontario web site, “New Electoral Boundaries”] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208034759/http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/en/new_electoral_boundaries_en.shtml |date=2006-12-08 }}

This change primarily affects the Walden area, which is part of the Sudbury riding federally but remains in Nickel Belt provincially, and the West Nipissing area, which is part of Nickel Belt federally but Timiskaming—Cochrane provincially.

Members of Provincial Parliament

{{OntMPP|Nickel Belt}}

{{OntMPP NoData|Riding created}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1955

| ToYr=1959

| Assembly#=25

| OntParty=Progressive Conservative

| RepName=Rhéal Bélisle

| PartyTerms#=4

| RepTerms#=2

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1959

| ToYr=1963

| Assembly#=26

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1963

| ToYr=1967

| Assembly#=27

| RepName=Gaston Demers

| RepTerms#=2

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1967

| ToYr=1971

| Assembly#=28

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1971

| ToYr=1975

| Assembly#=29

| OntParty=NDP

| RepName=Floyd Laughren

| PartyTerms#=17

| RepTerms#=8

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1975

| ToYr=1977

| Assembly#=30

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1977

| ToYr=1981

| Assembly#=31

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1981

| ToYr=1985

| Assembly#=32

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1985

| ToYr=1987

| Assembly#=33

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1987

| ToYr=1990

| Assembly#=34

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1990

| ToYr=1995

| Assembly#=35

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1995

| ToYr=1998

| Assembly#=36

| #ByElections=1

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1998

| ToYr=1999

| RepName=Blain Morin

| RepTerms#=1

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1999

| ToYr=2003

| Assembly#=37

| RepName=Shelley Martel

| RepTerms#=2

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2003

| ToYr=2007

| Assembly#=38

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2007

| ToYr=2011

| Assembly#=39

| RepName=France Gélinas

| RepTerms#=6

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2011

| ToYr=2014

| Assembly#=40

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2014

| ToYr=2018

| Assembly#=41

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2018

| ToYr=2022

| Assembly#=42

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr = 2022

| ToYr = 2025

| Assembly#=43

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2025

| ToYr=

| Assembly#=44

}}

{{OntMPP End}}

Election results since 1977

File:Nickel Belt 2025 polling division map winner.svg

{{2025 Ontario general election/Nickel Belt}}

File:Nickel Belt 2022 polling division map winner.svg

{{2022 Ontario general election/Nickel Belt}}

{{CANelec/top|ON|2018|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes|prelim=no}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|France Gélinas|23,157|63.50|+0.88|$40,029}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Jo-Ann Cardinal|8,018|21.99|+10.07|$28,428}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Tay Butt|3,182|8.73|-13.17|$8,353}}

{{CANelec|ON|Green|Bill Crumplin|1,137|3.12|-0.45|$1,915}}

{{CANelec|ON|Northern Ontario|Matthew Del Papa|373|1.02|N/A|none listed}}

{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|James Chretien|220|0.60|N/A|none listed}}

{{CANelec|ON|Consensus Ontario|Kevin R. Brault|214|0.59|N/A|none listed}}

{{CANelec|ON|NOTA|Bailey Burch-Belanger|166|0.46|N/A|$0}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|36,467|98.98}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|375|1.02|}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|36,842|55.42|}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|66,479}}

{{CANelec/nothold|ON|NDP|–4.60}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2018/results/officialresults-yellowbook/votescastbycandidate/pdf/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate%20-%202018%20Provincial%20General%20Election.pdf|title=Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate|page=7|publisher=Elections Ontario|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228175029/https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2018/results/officialresults-yellowbook/votescastbycandidate/pdf/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate%20-%202018%20Provincial%20General%20Election.pdf|archive-date=28 December 2018|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://finances.elections.on.ca/en/finances-overview |title=Political Financing and Party Information |access-date=4 March 2025 |publisher=Elections Ontario}}{{Cite web|url=https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=2018&toYear=2018&edIds=2_71&electionId=504&levelOfDetail=district |title=Data Explorer |access-date=4 March 2025 |publisher=Elections Ontario}}|}}

{{end}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" | 2014 general election redistributed results{{cite web |url=https://www.electionprediction.org/2018_on/riding/71.php |title=71 - Nickel Belt }}
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|background}} |  

| New Democratic

align=right| 20,104align=right|62.62
{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|background}} |  

| Liberal

align=right| 7,031align=right| 21.90
{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC|background}} |  

| Progressive Conservative

align=right| 3,827align=right| 11.92
{{Canadian party colour|ON|Green|background}} |  

| Green

align=right| 1,145align=right| 3.57

{{CANelec/top|ON|2014|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|France Gélinas|19,941|62.66|+7.77}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|James Tregonning|6,977|21.92|-2.33}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Marck Blay|3,782|11.88|-6.47}}

{{CANelec|ON|Green|Heather K. Dahlstrom|1,123|3.53|+1.03}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|31,823|100.00}}

{{CANelec/hold|ON|NDP|+5.05}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=056|date=2014|author=Elections Ontario|title=General Election Results by District 056, NIckel Belt|access-date=13 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614002640/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=056|archive-date=14 June 2014}}}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|ON|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|France Gélinas |16,876 |54.89|+8.26}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Tony Ryma |7,434 |24.25|-13.79}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Paula Peroni |5,625 |18.35|+8.29}}

{{CANelec|ON|Green|Stephanie-Lynn Russell |770 |2.50|-1.72}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|30,762 |100.00}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|96|0.31}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|30,858|49.55}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|62,276}}

{{CANelec/hold|ON|NDP|+11.03}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=http://www.wemakevotingeasy.ca/media/EO_Site/official_GE/ED056-F0244.pdf|date=2011|title=Official return from the records / Rapports des registres officiels - Nickel Belt|author=Elections Ontario|access-date=1 June 2014}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2007|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|France Gélinas|15,126|46.63|+0.11}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal |Ron Dupuis|12,341|38.04|-0.60}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Renée Germain|3,264|10.06|-3.43}}

{{CANelec|ON|Green|Fred Twilley|1,368|4.22|+2.87}}

{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Richard St-Denis|341|1.05| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 32,440|100.00 | | }}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2003|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Shelley Martel|16,567|46.52| +4.57}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Alex McCauley|13,759|38.64| +9.89}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Dave Kilgour|4,804|13.49| -15.81}}

{{CANelec|ON|Green|Robert Nevin|479|1.35| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 35,609|100.00 | | }}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1999|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Shelley Martel|14,833|41.95| +1.08}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Gerry Courtemanche|10,359|29.30| -1.51}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Ron Dupuis|10,165|28.75| +0.43}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 35,357|100.00 | | }}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|ON|October 1998, resignation of Floyd Laughren|percent=yes|change=yes|by=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Blain Morin|5,537|40.88| -5.66}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Gerry Courtemanche|4,173|30.81| +11.60}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Frank Madigan|3,836|28.32| -3.93}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 13,546 |100.00 || }}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1995|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Floyd Laughren|8,007|46.54| -12.00}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Betty Rheaume|5,549|32.25| +12.98}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Frank Deburger|3,305|19.21| +13.51}}

{{CANelec|XX|Independent|Michel Chartrand| 225|1.31| }}

{{CANelec|ON|Natural Law|Grace Tancock|119|0.69| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 17,205|100.00 || }}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1990|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Floyd Laughren|9,925| 58.54| +0.33}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Betty Rheaume|3,267| 19.27| -3.56}}

{{CANelec|ON|CoR|Gren Rogers| 2,796| 16.49|}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Paul Demers| 967| 5.70| -13.26}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 16,955 |100.00 || }}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1987|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Floyd Laughren|9,849|58.21| +5.84}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Leo Pevato|3,863|22.83| +9.58}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Evelyn Dutrisac|3,208|18.96| -15.31}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 16,920 |100.00 || }}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1985|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Floyd Laughren|8,912|52.37| -2.48}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Evelyn Dutrisac|5,849|34.37| +21.94}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Trudy Bolduc|2,255|13.25| -19.47}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|17,016 |100.00 | | }}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1981|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Floyd Laughren|8,451| 54.85| -2.60}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Elmer Sopha|5,041|32.72| +14.12}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Andre Lalande|1,915|12.43| -11.52}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 15,407|100.00 | | }}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1977|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Floyd Laughren|9,410|57.45}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Marty McAllister|3,923|23.95}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Paul Adam|3,046|18.60}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 16,379|100.00 | | }}

{{end}}

2007 electoral reform referendum

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style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

! colspan=4|2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum

style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

! colspan=2 style="width: 130px"|Side

! style="width: 50px"|Votes

! style="width: 40px"|%

bgcolor="blue"|

|First Past the Post

|21,313

|68.9

bgcolor="green"|

|Mixed member proportional

|9,609

|31.1

bgcolor="white"|

!Total valid votes

| 30,912

|100.0

Notes

Sources

  • Elections Ontario Results
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20040903131507/http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/results/1999_results/stat_summary.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&flag=E&layout=G 1999 results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070618145225/http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/results/2003_results/stat_summary.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&flag=E&layout=G 2003 results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120208131451/http://www3.elections.on.ca/internetapp/RealTimeED.aspx?channel_id=%7B923146e7-4d81-42a8-99f0-e61f5ab50387%7D&EDID=56&lang=en-ca 2007 results]
  • [https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2017/preo/2017atlasmaps/071NickelBeltAtlasMap.pdf Map of riding for 2018 election]

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