Nipissing (provincial electoral district)

:''For the former federal electoral district, see [[Nipissing (electoral district)]]'' '''Nipissing''' is a provincial [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Ontario]], which elects one member to the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]]. It is located in the northeastern part of Ontario, centred on the city of [[North Bay, Ontario|North Bay]]. ==History== The district was first contested in the [[Ontario general election, 1890|1890 election]], but was divided into the separate districts of [[Nipissing East]] and [[Nipissing West]] for the [[Ontario general election, 1902|1902 election]]. By 1908, however, demographic changes resulted in Nipissing West being divided into two new districts, [[Sudbury (provincial electoral district)|Sudbury]] and [[Sturgeon Falls (electoral district)|Sturgeon Falls]], and the single riding of Nipissing was thus reconstituted and has been represented consistently in the Legislative Assembly ever since. In 1996, 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. In 2005, legislation was passed by the Legislature to divide Ontario into 107 electoral districts, beginning with the provincial election in 2007. The eleven northern electoral districts 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. In 1996, it was defined to consist of parts of the eastern part of territorial district of Parry Sound, and the western part of the Territorial District of Nipissing. The federal electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into [[Nipissing—Timiskaming]] [[Riding (division)|riding]]. ==Representation== {| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 |- bgcolor="CCCCCC" ! Parliament ! Years ! colspan="2" | Member ! Party |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[7th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|7th]] | 1890-1894 | rowspan="3" {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | rowspan="3" | [[John Loughrin]] | rowspan="3" | [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|8th]] | 1894-1898 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|9th]] | 1898-1902 |- | colspan="5" align="center" | ''Riding dissolved into [[Nipissing East]] and [[Nipissing West]] from 1902 to 1908.'' |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[12th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|12th]] | 1908-1911 | rowspan="3" {{Canadian politics/party colours/PC}} |     | rowspan="3" | [[Henri Morel]] | rowspan="3" | [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|13th]] | 1911-1914 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[14th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|14th]] | 1914-1919 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[15th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|15th]] | 1919-1923 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | [[Joseph Marceau]] | [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[16th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|16th]] | 1923-1926 | rowspan="3" {{Canadian politics/party colours/PC}} |     | rowspan="3" | [[Henri Morel]] | rowspan="3" | [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|17th]] | 1926-1929 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" rowspan="2" | [[18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|18th]] | 1929-1930 |- | 1930-1934 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/PC}} |     | [[Charles Robert Harrison]] | [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" rowspan="2" | [[19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|19th]] | 1934-1935 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | [[Théodore Legault]] | [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |- | 1935-1937 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | [[Joseph Marceau]] | [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|20th]] | 1937-1943 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | [[Joseph Élie Cholette]] | [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[21st Legislative Assembly of Ontario|21st]] | 1943-1945 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/CCF}} |     | [[Arthur Allen Casselman]] | [[Ontario New Democratic Party|Cooperative Commonwealth Federation]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario|22nd]] | 1945-1948 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | [[Victor Martin (politician)|Victor Martin]] | [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario|23rd]] | 1948-1951 | rowspan="2" {{Canadian politics/party colours/PC}} |     | rowspan="2" | [[William Bruce Harvey]] | rowspan="2" | [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" rowspan="2"| [[24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|24th]] | 1951-1954 |- | 1954-1955 | rowspan="2" {{Canadian politics/party colours/PC}} |     | rowspan="2" | [[Jean Marc Chaput]] | rowspan="2" | [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|25th]] | 1955-1959 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|26th]] | 1959-1963 | rowspan="2" {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | rowspan="2" | [[Leo Troy]] | rowspan="2" | [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" rowspan="2" | [[27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|27th]] | 1963-1965 |- | 1965-1967 | rowspan="4" {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | rowspan="4" | [[Richard Smith (politician)|Richard Smith]] | rowspan="4" | [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|28th]] | 1967-1971 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|29th]] | 1971-1975 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|30th]] | 1975-1977 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario|31st]] | 1977-1981 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | [[Mike Bolan]] | [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[32nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario|32nd]] | 1981-1985 | rowspan="6" {{Canadian politics/party colours/PC}} |     | rowspan="6" | [[Mike Harris]] | rowspan="6" | [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario|33rd]] | 1985-1987 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[34th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|34th]] | 1987-1990 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[35th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|35th]] | 1990-1995 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|36th]] | 1995-1998 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" rowspan="2" | [[37th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|37th]] | 1999-2002 |- | 2002-2003 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/PC}} |     | [[Al McDonald]] | [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|38th]] | 2003-2007 | rowspan="2" {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | rowspan="2" | [[Monique Smith]] | rowspan="2" | [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|39th]] | 2007-2011 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" rowspan="2" | [[40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|40th]] | 2011-present | {{Canadian politics/party colours/PC}} |     | [[Victor Fedeli|Vic Fedeli]] | [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]] |- |} ==Election results== {{OntElec1|2011}} {{OntElec1Row|Progressive Conservatives|[[Vic Fedeli]]|15,380 |50.11 |+9.74 }} {{OntElec1Row|Liberals|Catherine Whiting |8,774 |28.59 |-13.35 }} {{OntElec1Row|NDP|Henri Giroux |5,567 |18.14 |+5.41 }} {{OntElec1Row|Green|Scott Haig |971 |3.16 |-0.68 }} {{OntElec1Tot|Total valid votes| |100.00 | | }} {{end}} {{OntElec1|2007}} {{OntElec1Row|Liberals|[[Monique Smith]]|13,730|41.94|-7.90}} {{OntElec1Row|Progressive Conservatives|[[Bill Vrebosch]]|13,373|40.85|-0.62}} {{OntElec1Row|NDP|Henri Giroux|4,135|12.63|+5.40}} {{OntElec1Row|Green|Amy Brownridge|1,258|3.84|+2.38}} {{OntElec1Row|Family Coalition|Suzanne Plouffe|238|0.73| }} {{OntElec1Tot|Total valid votes|32,734 |100.00 | | }} {{end}} {{OntElec1|2003}} {{OntElec1Row|Liberals|[[Monique Smith]]|18,003|49.84|+6.70}} {{OntElec1Row|Progressive Conservatives|[[Al McDonald]]|14,978|41.47|-8.95}} {{OntElec1Row|NDP|Terry O'Connor|2,613|7.23|+2.37}} {{OntElec1Row|Green|Jaimie Board|528|1.46|+0.51}} {{OntElec1Tot|Total valid votes|36,122 |100.00 | | }} {{end}} {{OntElec1-by|May 2, 2002, resignation of [[Mike Harris]]}} {{OntElec1Row|Progressive Conservatives|[[Al McDonald]] |13,989|45.54|-4.88}} {{OntElec1Row|Liberals|George Maroosis|13,970|45.48|+2.34}} {{OntElec1Row|NDP|Wendy Young|1,821|5.93|+1.07}} {{OntElec1Row|Green|Todd Lucier|940|3.06|+2.11}} {{OntElec1Tot|Total valid votes|30,720|100.00 | | }} {{end}} {{OntElec1|1999}} {{OntElec1Row|Progressive Conservatives|[[Mike Harris]] |19,498|50.42|}} {{OntElec1Row|Liberals|George Maroosis |16,682|43.14| }} {{OntElec1Row|NDP|Wendy Young |1,878|4.86|}} {{OntElec1Row|Green|Jaimie Board |366|0.95|}} {{OntElec1Row|Natural Law|Michaele Morris|246|0.64| }} {{OntElec1Tot|Total valid votes| 38,670|100.00 | | }} {{end}} ==2007 electoral reform referendum== {| border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; clear:both" |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan=4|[[Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007]] |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan=2 style="width: 130px"|Side ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% |- |bgcolor="blue"| |'''First Past the Post''' |'''23,095''' |'''72.9''' |- |bgcolor="green"| |Mixed member proportional |8,596 |27.1 |- |bgcolor="white"| !Total valid votes | 31,691 |100.0 |} ==Sources== * Elections Ontario **[http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/results/1999_results/stat_summary.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&flag=E&layout=G 1999 results] **[http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/results/2003_results/stat_summary.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&flag=E&layout=G 2003 results] **[http://www3.elections.on.ca/internetapp/RealTimeED.aspx?channel_id={923146e7-4d81-42a8-99f0-e61f5ab50387}&EDID=57&lang=en-ca 2007 results] {{ON-ED}} {{coord missing|Ontario}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nipissing (Provincial Electoral District)}}