Gilles Bisson

Gilles Bisson
Gilles Bisson
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament ; for Timmins
	In office; June 7, 2018 –May 3, 2022
Eligible voters	33,345
	Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023.; "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023.;

Last updated November 08, 2024

2022 Ontario general election: Timmins

v t e 2018 Ontario general election : Timmins
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Gilles Bisson	8,978	57.43
	Progressive Conservative	Yvan L. Génier	4,634	29.64
	Liberal	Mickey Auger	1,378	8.81
	Green	Lucas Blake Schinbeckler	273	1.75
	Northern Ontario	Gary Schaap	249	1.59
	Libertarian	Jozef Bauer	121	0.77
Total valid votes			15,633	100.0
Turnout				48.5
Eligible voters			32,253
	New Democratic pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario ^[20]

2014 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gilles Bisson	11,756	51.39	+1.92
	Liberal	Sylvie Fontaine	5,527	24.32	+11.95
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Black	5,226	22.72	-13.97
	Green	Bozena Hrycyna	403	1.31	+0.31
	Confederation of Regions	Fauzia Sadiq	60	0.27
Total valid votes			22,972	100.00
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-5.02
Source: Elections Ontario ^[21]

2011 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gilles Bisson	11,479	49.47	-2.70
	Progressive Conservative	Al Spacek	8,515	36.69	+28.08
	Liberal	Leonard Rickard	2,870	12.37	-25.15
	Green	Angela Plant	233	1.00	-0.70
	Freedom	Robert Neron	108	0.47
Total valid votes			23,205	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			83	0.36
Turnout			23,288	46.84
Eligible voters			49,723
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-15.39
Source: Elections Ontario^[22]

2007 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gilles Bisson	13,176	52.17	+2.47
	Liberal	Pat Boucher	9,729	37.52	-3.64
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Kidd	2,191	8.61	+0.2
	Green	Larry Verner	437	1.70	+0.97
Total valid votes			25,533	100.00

2003 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gilles Bisson	14,941	49.70	-3.20
	Liberal	Michael Doody	12,373	41.16	+8.34
	Progressive Conservative	Merv Russell	2,527	8.41	-4.86
	Green	Marsha Kriss	219	0.73
Total valid votes			30,060	100.00

1999 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Gilles Bisson	16,504	52.90
	Liberal	Yves Malette	10,238	32.82
	Progressive Conservative	Marcel Pelchat	4,139	13.27
	Independent	Ed Walsh	316	1.01
Total valid votes			31,197	100.00

1995 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gilles Bisson	12,114	50.48	+1.27
	Progressive Conservative	Gord Miller	6,587	27.45	+23.07
	Liberal	Jim Brown	4,958	20.66	-19.54
	Independent	Joel Vien	339	1.41	N/A
Total valid votes			23,098	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			192	0.83
Turnout			23,290	60.36
Eligible voters			38,584
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+1.27

1990 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gilles Bisson	11,460	49.21
	Liberal	Peter Krznaric	9,361	40.20
	Confederation of Regions	Ken Metsala	2,229	9.26
	Progressive Conservative	Tina Positano	1,019	4.38
Total valid votes			24,069	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			153	0.63
Turnout			24,222	62.95
Eligible voters			38,479
	New Democratic gain		Swing

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↑ Joncas, Danny (March 2, 2009). "L'attente tire à sa fin pour Bisson Un premier Franco-Ontarien à la tête d'un parti politique provincial?". Francopresse (in French). Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
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↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Timmins—James Bay" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2014.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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[1] @ONPARLeducation (July 13, 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[2] Joncas, Danny (March 2, 2009). "L'attente tire à sa fin pour Bisson Un premier Franco-Ontarien à la tête d'un parti politique provincial?". Francopresse (in French). Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.

[2009leadership-3] 1 2 Nolan, Daniel (March 6, 2009). "Horwath a community organizer; Hard-working MPP confident". The Spectator. Hamilton, Ont. p. A6.

[4] Cowan, James (March 7, 2009). "Ontario NDP Faces 'Brutal Realities'; Leadership Race". National Post. p. A4.

[5] "ABOUT". Archived from the original on October 20, 2017.

[1990_results-6] "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.

[7] Gombu, Phinjo (July 15, 1991). "Residents demand deal to save mill Kapuskasing residents camping out at Queen's Park". Toronto Star. p. A8.

[1995_results-8] "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

[1999_results-9] "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.

[2003_results-10] "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.

[2007_results-11] "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 15 (xxiv). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.

[2011_results-12] "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.

[2014_results-13] "General Election by District: Timmins-James Bay". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014.

[14] Cowan, James (March 9, 2009). "New NDP leader vows to double membership; Andrea Horwath". National Post. p. A4.

[15] Reevely, David (June 25, 2014). "Horwath sticks around, names NDP shadow cabinet".

[16] "Veteran outgoing Timmins MPP Bisson says change sometimes 'unavoidable'". Sudbury.com. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

[17] Powers, Lucas (June 3, 2022). "Ontario's Progressive Conservatives sail to 2nd majority, NDP and Liberal leaders say they will resign". CBC News .

[18] "TVO | Current affairs, documentaries and education".

[19] "Former MPP looks back on keys to his past political reign".

[20] "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 11. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

[21] Elections Ontario (2014). "General Election Results by District, 093 Timmins-James Bay". Archived from the original on June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

[22] Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Timmins—James Bay" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2014.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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Gilles Bisson


Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Timmins
In office June 7, 2018 –May 3, 2022
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	George Pirie	9,356	64.81	+35.16	$28,384
	New Democratic	Gilles Bisson	4,271	29.58	−27.85	$41,322
	New Blue	David Farrell	421	2.92		$255
	Green	Elizabeth Lockhard	323	2.24	+0.49	$0
	Confederation of Regions	Nadia Sadiq	66	0.46		$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit			14,437	99.33	+0.47	$46,740
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			98	0.67	-0.47
Turnout			14,535	43.54	-4.58
Eligible voters			33,345
	Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+31.50
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023.