# Cochrane (federal electoral district)

Cochrane (also known as Cochrane North and Cochrane—Superior) was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1997.

## Electoral district

This riding was created in 1933 as "Cochrane" from parts of Timiskaming North riding. The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Algoma, Kenora—Rainy River, Thunder Bay—Nipigon, Timiskaming—Cochrane and Timmins-James Bay ridings.

### Geography

It initially consisted of the northern part of the territorial district of Timiskaming, and the eastern part of the territorial district of Cochrane and the district of Patricia. In Timiskaming, the riding included the part of the district lying north of and including the townships of Pontiac and Keefer and the townships in between them. In Cochrane, it included the part of the district lying east of a line drawn along the eastern boundaries of the townships of McCoig and Mulloy and north to the northern limit of the district. In Patricia, it included the part lying east of the projection north of the western boundary of the electoral district of Cochrane.
In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the northern part of the territorial district of Cochrane and the eastern part of the district of Patricia. In the 1960s, it was redefined to consist of the northern parts of the territorial district of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora (Patricia Portion), Sudbury and Timiskaming.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Algoma, Cochrane North, Timiskaming and Timmins—Chapleau ridings.
"Cochrane North" was formed in 1976 from parts of Cochrane and Thunder Bay ridings. It consisted of the northern part of the Territorial District of Algoma, northwest part of the Territorial District of Cochrane, the eastern part of the Territorial District of Kenora (Patricia Portion), and the southeast part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay. The name of the electoral district was changed in 1977 to "Cochrane", and in 1980 to "Cochrane—Superior".
Cochrane—Superior initially consisted of the northern part of the Territorial District of Algoma, the north-west of the Territorial District of Cochrane, the eastern part of the Territorial District of Kenora (Patricia Portion), and the south-east part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay.
It was redefined in 1987 to consist of the north-east part of the Territorial District of Algoma, the north-west part of the Territorial District of Cochrane, the eastern part of the Territorial District of Kenora, and the eastern part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Cochrane Riding created from Timiskaming North |||||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Joseph-Arthur Bradette | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Joseph-Arthur Bradette | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Joseph-Arthur Bradette | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Joseph-Arthur Bradette | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | Liberal |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | Liberal |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Ralph Stewart | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Ralph Stewart | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Ralph Stewart | Liberal |
| Cochrane North |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Keith Penner | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Keith Penner | Liberal |
| Cochrane—Superior |||||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Keith Penner | Liberal |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Réginald Bélair | Liberal |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Réginald Bélair | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Algoma, Kenora—Rainy River, Thunder Bay—Nipigon, Timiskaming—Cochrane and Timmins-James Bay |||||

## Election results
### Cochrane

1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph-Arthur Bradette | 12,719 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harry Hughes Beach | 3,247 |
| Reconstruction | Andrew Patrick Murtagh | 2,593 |
| Communist | Thomas McEwen | 1,004 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph-Arthur Bradette | 16,785 |
| National Government | Robert Whitney Crumb | 5,652 |
| Farmer–Labour | W. Garth Teeple | 3,922 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph-Arthur Bradette | 13,285 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Wilfrid Parisien | 7,355 |
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Wilfrid Spooner | 4,711 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph-Arthur Bradette | 6,352 |
| Progressive Conservative | René-Joseph-Napoléon Brunelle | 3,885 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Elmo-Stanislas Lefebvre | 2,331 |
| Union des électeurs | Joseph-Apolidor-Flor Ayotte | 891 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | 6,667 |
| Progressive Conservative | René Joseph Napoléon Brunelle | 5,194 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Pereira Carter | 2,448 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | 6,626 |
| Progressive Conservative | Elmo Lefebvre | 3,319 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Norman Lacasse | 2,552 |
| Independent Social Credit | André J. Filion | 2,351 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | 7,851 |
| Progressive Conservative | René Brunelle | 6,941 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James Ballantyne | 2,729 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | 7,969 |
| New Democratic | Ross A. Paterson | 4,814 |
| Progressive Conservative | François Bordeleau | 4,072 |
| Social Credit | Levi Albert | 1,459 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | 7,809 |
| New Democratic | Ross A. Paterson | 5,498 |
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Palangio | 3,276 |
| Social Credit | Alphonse Brisson | 2,204 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | 7,505 |
| New Democratic | Ross A. Paterson | 6,685 |
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Moore | 3,025 |
| Social Credit | Alphonse Brisson | 837 |
| Independent | Philip Kelly | 316 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Ralph Stewart | 9,803 |
| New Democratic | Ross A. Paterson | 7,034 |
| Progressive Conservative | George W. Maybury | 2,875 |
| Social Credit | Jeanne Lavoie | 433 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Ralph Stewart | 10,405 |
| New Democratic | Bud Constantine | 5,405 |
| Progressive Conservative | Blair Brown | 4,626 |
| Social Credit | Emmanuel Petrin | 1,477 |
| Independent | Richard B. Mullins | 204 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Ralph Stewart | 11,379 |
| New Democratic | Carol Brixhe | 5,539 |
| Progressive Conservative | Alphonse Touchette | 2,957 |
| Not affiliated | François Gosselin | 1,099 |

### Cochrane North

1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Keith Penner | 12,889 |
| New Democratic | Robert Fortin | 11,080 |
| Progressive Conservative | Carole Kosowan | 5,001 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Keith Penner | 15,280 |
| New Democratic | Robert Fortin | 10,814 |
| Progressive Conservative | J. Elgin Turner | 2,852 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Doris Stevens | 111 |

### Cochrane—Superior

1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Keith Penner | 12,359 |
| Progressive Conservative | Guy Desjardins | 9,590 |
| New Democratic | Ray Brunet | 7,672 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Réginald Bélair | 11,954 |
| New Democratic | Len Wood | 10,753 |
| Progressive Conservative | Guy Desjardins | 7,032 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Réginald Bélair | 19,511 |
| Reform | Don Banks | 2,590 |
| Progressive Conservative | Muriel J. Parent | 2,470 |
| New Democratic | Jean Paul Lajeunesse | 2,429 |