For the current federal electoral district, see Sudbury (electoral district)

Sudbury (electoral district)

Sudbury is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.Its population in 2001 was 89,443. The district is one of two serving the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario....

Sudbury is a provincial electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...

 since 1908. It is one of the two districts serving the city of Greater Sudbury.

Its population in 2001 was 89,443.

Sudbury was given its own riding provincially in the 1908 election

Ontario general election, 1908

The Ontario general election, 1908 was the 12th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 8, 1908, to elect the 106 Members of the 12th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....

, when the former riding of Nipissing West

Nipissing West

Nipissing West was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, active from 1902 to 1908.Due to population growth, the district of Nipissing was divided into Nipissing West and Nipissing East for the 1902 election. By 1908, however, the town of Sudbury had grown enough to...

 was divided into Sudbury and Sturgeon Falls

Sturgeon Falls (electoral district)

Sturgeon Falls was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, active from 1908 to 1934. The district was created when the former district of Nipissing West was divided into Sturgeon Falls and Sudbury for the 1908 election....

. It initially included a large portion of the Sudbury District

Sudbury District, Ontario

The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1894 from townships of eastern Algoma District and west Nipissing District....

; in 1952, the boundaries were narrowed significantly to include only the city of Sudbury, the geographic township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 of McKim and the town of Copper Cliff. The rest of the original Sudbury riding was incorporated into the new riding of Nickel Belt

Nickel Belt (provincial electoral district)

Nickel Belt is a provincial electoral district 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...

. The riding of Sudbury East

Sudbury East

Sudbury East was a provincial electoral riding in the Canadian province of Ontario, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1999. It served the easternmost portion of the former city of Sudbury, the eastern portion of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury, and...

 was additionally created in 1967.

Federally, however, the city remained part of the Nipissing

Nipissing (electoral district)

Nipissing was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 2004. It was located in the northeastern part of Ontario, Canada....

 electoral district until 1947.

Geography

Sudbury electoral district consists of the part of the City of Greater Sudbury bounded on the west and south by the Greater Sudbury city limits, and on the north and east by a line drawn from the western city limit of Greater Sudbury east along the northern limit of the former Town of Walden, north, east and south along the limits of the former City of Sudbury, west along Highway 69 and Regent Street, south along Long Lake Road, west along the northern boundary of the Township of Broder, southwest along Kelly Lake, and south along the eastern limit of the former Town of Walden to the southern city limit of Greater Sudbury.

History

The provincial electoral district was first contested in the 1908 election

Ontario general election, 1908

The Ontario general election, 1908 was the 12th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 8, 1908, to elect the 106 Members of the 12th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....

. Prior to its creation, the town of Sudbury was part of the district of Nipissing West

Nipissing West

Nipissing West was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, active from 1902 to 1908.Due to population growth, the district of Nipissing was divided into Nipissing West and Nipissing East for the 1902 election. By 1908, however, the town of Sudbury had grown enough to...

.

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 next 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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly/Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...

:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
12th 12th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 12th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 8, 1908 until November 13, 1911, just prior to the 1911 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by Sir James P. Whitney.- References :*...	1908–1911		Francis Cochrane Francis Cochrane Francis Cochrane, PC was a Canadian politician.-Municipal career:A prosperous hardware merchant in Sudbury, Ontario, he was the first president of the town's board of trade and later served as mayor of the town in 1897, 1898 and 1902 after winning a council seat in 1896.Along with local...	Conservative
13th 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from December 11, 1911 until May 29, 1914, just prior to the 1914 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by Sir James P. Whitney.- External links :*...	1911–1914		Charles McCrea Charles McCrea Charles McCrea was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1934. He was a member of the Conservative Party....	Conservative
14th 14th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 14th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 29, 1914 until September 23, 1919, just prior to the 1919 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by Sir James P. Whitney....	1914–1919
15th 15th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 15th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 20, 1919 until May 10, 1923, just prior to the 1923 general election. The majority party was the newly formed United Farmers of Ontario; they formed a coalition government with the 11 Labour MLAs. The party approached Ernest...	1919–1923
16th 16th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 16th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 25, 1923 until October 18, 1926, just prior to the 1926 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson....	1923–1926
17th 17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from December 1, 1926 until September 17, 1929, just prior to the 1929 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson.- References :*...	1926–1929
18th 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 30, 1929 until May 16, 1934, just prior to the 1934 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson....	1929–1934
19th 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 19, 1934 until August 25, 1937, just prior to the 1937 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Mitchell Hepburn.- External links :*...	1934–1937		Edmond Lapierre Edmond Lapierre Edmond Anthony Lapierre was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Montreal and became a sales representative....	Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
20th 20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 6, 1937 until June 30, 1943, just prior to the 1943 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Mitchell Hepburn....	1937–1943		James Cooper	Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
21st 21st Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 21st Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from August 4, 1943 until March 24, 1945, just prior to the 1945 general election. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, formerly the Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Drew formed a minority government...	1943–1945		Robert Carlin Robert Carlin Robert Carlin was a Canadian labour union organizer and politician, who represented the electoral district of Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1948. He was a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation .Born in Buckingham, Quebec, Carlin moved to Cobalt in 1916...	Cooperative Commonwealth Federation Ontario New Democratic Party The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
22nd 22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 4, 1945 until April 27, 1948, just prior to the 1948 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by George Drew.- External links :*...	1945–1948
23rd 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 2, 1948 until October 6, 1951, just prior to the 1951 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, however its leader, George Drew, lost his seat in the 1948 general election and soon after...	1948–1951		Welland Gemmell Welland Gemmell Welland Stewart Gemmell was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1948 until his death in 1954....	Progressive Conservative
24th 24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from November 22, 1951 until May 2, 1955, just prior to the 1955 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Leslie Frost.- External links :*...	1951–1954
	1954–1955		vacant (death of Gemmell)
25th 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 9, 1955 until May 4, 1959, just prior to the 1959 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Leslie Frost.- External links :*...	1955–1959		Gerry Monaghan	Progressive Conservative
26th 26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 11, 1959 until August 16, 1963, just prior to the 1963 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Leslie Frost....	1959–1963		Elmer Sopha Elmer Sopha Elmer Sopha was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1959 to 1971. He was a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.-Career:...	Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
27th 27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from September 25, 1963 until September 5, 1967, just prior to the 1967 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by John Robarts.- External links :*...	1963–1967
28th 28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 17, 1967 until September 13, 1971, just prior to the 1971 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by John Robarts....	1967–1971
29th 29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 21, 1971 until August 11, 1975, just prior to the 1975 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis.- External links :*...	1971–1975		Bud Germa Bud Germa Melville Carlyle Germa was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Sudbury from 1967 to 1968 in the Canadian House of Commons, and from 1971 to 1981 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...	New Democrat Ontario New Democratic Party The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
30th 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from September 18, 1975 until April 29, 1977, just prior to the 1977 general election. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis formed a minority government.- External links :*...	1975–1977
31st 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 9, 1977 until February 2, 1981, just prior to the 1981 general election. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis formed a second consecutive minority government....	1977–1981
32nd 32nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 32nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from March 19, 1981 until March 25, 1985, just prior to the 1985 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis....	1981–1985		Jim Gordon	Progressive Conservative
33rd 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from May 2, 1985 until July 31, 1987, just prior to the 1987 general election. The Ontario Liberal Party led by David Peterson formed a minority government with the support of the Ontario New Democratic Party.- External links :*...	1985–1987
34th 34th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 34th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from September 10, 1987 until July 30, 1990, just prior to the 1990 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by David Peterson.- External links :*...	1987–1990		Sterling Campbell Sterling Campbell (politician) Sterling Campbell is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990....	Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
35th 35th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 35th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from September 6, 1990 until April 28, 1995, just prior to the 1995 general election. The majority party was the Ontario New Democratic Party led by Bob Rae....	1990–1995		Sharon Murdock Sharon Murdock Sharon Margaret Murdock is a politician and administrator in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.-Background:...	New Democrat Ontario New Democratic Party The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
36th 36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada's most-populous province, was in session from June 8, 1995 until May 5, 1999, just prior to the Ontario general election. Majority was held by the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Mike Harris....	1995–1998		Rick Bartolucci Rick Bartolucci Rick Bartolucci is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has represented Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995, and is a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty...	Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
37th 37th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 37th Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was in session from June 8, 1999 until May 5, 2003, just prior to the Ontario general election...	1999–2003
38th 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 19, 2003, at Queen's Park in Toronto, and ended on June 5, 2007...	2003–2007
39th 39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the current legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 29, 2007, at Queen's Park in Toronto. The membership was set by the 2007 Ontario general election on October 10, 2007.It is controlled by a...	2007–2011
40th	2011–present

Election results

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 An Ontario electoral reform referendum was held on October 10, 2007, in an attempt to establish a mixed member proportional representation system for elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	21,842	68.3
	Mixed member proportional	10,130	31.7
	Total valid votes	31,972	100.0

Sources

• Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results