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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225/225 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Claude Gravelle | 24,566 | 54.88 |
Elected |
| CON | Lynne Reynolds | 12,503 | 27.93 |
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| LIB | Joe Cormier | 6,382 | 14.26 |
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| GRN | Christine Guillot-Proulx | 1,252 | 2.80 |
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| ML | Steve Rutchinski | 59 | 0.13 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This Northern Ontario riding borders Georgian Bay in the southwest and Lake Nipissing in the southeast and stretches north of Highway 101.
The riding contains the part of Timiskaming district lying west of Fallon and Cleaver townships, part of Manitoulin district and part of Nipissing district, including the town of West Nipissing. It also contains part of greater Sudbury outside the old city of Sudbury limits. Killarney, French River and Markstay-Warren fall within the riding. There are several native reserves, including the Whitefish Lake Reserve and Wahnapitei Reserve.
The riding was created in 1952 and boundaries were expanded to the east and north in 1996. In 2004, Nickel Belt added a portion from Timiskaming-Cochrane riding and small areas from Nipissing, Algoma-Manitoulin and Parry Sound-Muskoka.
Population: 89,377 (2006 census; a decrease of 0.7% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, New Democrat Claude Gravelle won the riding when he defeated Liberal Louise Portelance by 8,306 votes.
The 2006 election was a rematch of the 2004 election with Liberal Ray Bonin and New Democrat Gravelle competing for top votes. Bonin won by 2,107 votes and earned his fifth term in office.
In 2004, Bonin defeated Gravelle by 3,208 votes.
From the 1960s to the 1990s, Nickel Belt swung between Liberal and New Democrat MPs. Liberal Judy Erola from this riding was named minister of state for mines in 1980, minister responsible for the status of women in 1982 and minister of consumer and corporate affairs in 1983. New Democrat John Rodriquez won in 1972, 1974 and 1979, then was defeated by Erola, and won again in 1984 and 1988.
- 1953-63 - LIB
- 1965 - NDP
- 1968 - LIB
- 1972, 1974, 1979 - NDP
- 1980 - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - NDP
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 - LIB
- 2008 - NDP
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 36.66% (32,595) |
| French | 45.12% (40,110) |
| Aboriginal | 11.91% (10,585) |
| American | 0.81% (720) |
| Canadian | 50.54% (44,930) |
| Caribbean | 0.39% (345) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.11% (100) |
| Western European | 8.64% (7,685) |
| Northern European | 4.53% (4,030) |
| Eastern European | 6.53% (5,805) |
| S European | 5.97% (5,305) |
| Other European | 0.19% (165) |
| Scandinavian | 1.48% (1,315) |
| Baltic | 0.22% (200) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.40% (355) |
| African | 0.14% (125) |
| Arab | 0.10% (85) |
| Maghrebi | 0.01% (10) |
| West Asia | 0.06% (50) |
| South Asia | 0.29% (260) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.37% (330) |
| Oceania | 0.04% (35) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 88,905 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 54% (47,670) |
| French | 42% (36,510) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (15) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (135) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 1% (565) |
| Portuguese | 0% (60) |
| Romanian | 0% (15) |
| Spanish | 0% (60) |
| Danish | 0% (25) |
| Dutch | 0% (100) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 1% (500) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (10) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (85) |
| Czech | 0% (30) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (265) |
| Russian | 0% (20) |
| Serbian | 0% (20) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (10) |
| Slovenian | 0% (20) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (205) |
| Latvian | 0% (10) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (15) |
| Estonian | 0% (15) |
| Finnish | 1% (770) |
| Hungarian | 0% (85) |
| Greek | 0% (60) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (15) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (65) |
| Gujarati | 0% (45) |
| Hindi | 0% (10) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (20) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (0) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (10) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (10) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (0) |
| Korean | 0% (10) |
| Cantonese | 0% (25) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (35) |
| Mandarin | 0% (10) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (10) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (10) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (30) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 87,685 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.22 |
| Mining | 0.06 |
| Utilities | 0.24 |
| Construction | 3.60 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 2.23 |
| Retail | 10.68 |
| Transport | 3.99 |
| Info Culture | 3.14 |
| Finance Insurance | 4.27 |
| Real Estate | 1.44 |
| ProSciTech | 7.98 |
| Management | 0.02 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.81 |
| Education | 6.67 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.80 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.75 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.63 |
| Public Admin | 26.30 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 65,165 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 7.7%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 12.81%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 31.40%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $77,744
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 4%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 31.67%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, email us.
GRN – Christine Guillot-Proulx
Lynne Reynolds | |
| Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: 705-586-9015 P.O. Box 2001, 5118 Hwy 69 N. Hanmer, Ont. P3P 1B0 | |
| Profession: | Administrator |
| Political Career: | MUNICIPAL: Former City of Greater Sudbury councillor |
Christine Guillot-Proulx | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 705-929-8353 |
| Age: | 27 |
| Birthplace: | Sudbury, Ont. |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | Two |
| Profession: | Bookkeeper |
Steve Rutchinski | |
|
| Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada Contact Information: 705-585-0638 |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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