# Timiskaming—Cochrane (provincial electoral district)

Timiskaming—Cochrane is a provincial electoral district in northern Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

## History

The riding was created in 1999 from parts of Cochrane North, Cochrane South, Timiskaming, Nickel Belt, Sudbury East and Nipissing.
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.

## Geography

The riding includes the southeastern corner of the Cochrane District, all of Timiskaming, the southeastern corner of the Sudbury District, and the northern third of Nipissing District.
Included in the riding is the city of Temiskaming Shores and the towns of Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Kirkland Lake, Larder Lake, McGarry, Englehart, Earlton, Cobalt, West Nipissing, and French River.

## Members

Timiskaming—Cochrane :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Cochrane North, Cochrane South, Timiskaming, Nickel Belt, Sudbury East and Nipissing |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | David Ramsay | Liberal |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | David Ramsay | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | David Ramsay | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | John Vanthof | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | John Vanthof | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | John Vanthof | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | John Vanthof | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2025–present | John Vanthof | New Democratic |

## Election results

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | John Vanthof | 11,085 | 43.96 | +1.22 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tory Delaurier | 9,549 | 37.87 | +2.64 |
| | Liberal | Rick Ellsmere | 2,446 | 9.70 | +2.68 |
| | Green | Kris Rivard | 1,359 | 5.39 | –1.13 |
| | New Blue | Stephen MacLeod | 777 | 3.08 | –2.10 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 25,216 | 99.27 | –0.05 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 185 | 0.73 | +0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,401 | 51.55 | +8.94 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 49,278 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | –0.71 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | John Vanthof | 9,735 | 42.74 | −18.46 | $39,902 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Foy | 8,024 | 35.23 | +12.79 | $36,553 |
| | Liberal | Brian Johnson | 1,600 | 7.02 | −1.99 | $0 |
| | Green | Kris Rivard | 1,485 | 6.52 | +3.89 | $8,064 |
| | New Blue | Garry Andrade | 1,181 | 5.18 | | $1,923 |
| | Ontario Party | Geoffrey Aitchison | 349 | 1.53 | | $0 |
| | Libertarian | Eric Cummings | 248 | 1.09 | +0.39 | $100 |
| | None of the Above | Jeff Wilkinson | 157 | 0.69 | | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 22,779 | 99.32 | +0.45 | $85,519 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 157 | 0.68 | -0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,936 | 42.61 | -10.47 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 52,988 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −15.63 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | John Vanthof | 16,806 | 61.20 | +5.72 | $54,559 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Margaret Williams | 6,160 | 22.43 | +5.30 | $20,986 |
| | Liberal | Brian A. Johnson | 2,476 | 9.02 | -14.19 | $12,493 |
| | Northern Ontario | Shawn Poirier | 1,105 | 4.02 | +1.69 | $225 |
| | Green | Casey Lalonde | 723 | 2.63 | +0.78 | $0 |
| | Libertarian | Lawrence Schnarr | 191 | 0.70 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,461 | 98.87 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 314 | 1.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,775 | 53.08 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 52,322 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +0.21 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 14,661 | 55.48 |
| Liberal | 6,134 | 23.21 |
| Progressive Conservative | 4,527 | 17.13 |
| Others | 615 | 2.33 |
| Green | 489 | 1.85 |
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | John Vanthof | 14,651 | 55.03 | +4.91 |
| | Liberal | Sébastien Goyer | 6,161 | 23.14 | -2.78 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Politis | 4,656 | 17.49 | -3.69 |
| | Northern Ontario Heritage | Gino Chitaroni | 625 | 2.35 | +0.80 |
| | Green | Cody Fraser | 529 | 1.99 | +0.75 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,622 | 100.00 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +3.85 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | John Vanthof | 12,633 | 50.12 | +9.57 |
| | Liberal | Denis Bonin | 6,532 | 25.92 | -16.98 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Randy Aulbrook | 5,337 | 21.18 | +7.63 |
| | Northern Ontario Heritage | Gerry Courville | 391 | 1.55 | |
| | Green | Tina Danese | 312 | 1.24 | -1.76 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,205 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 91 | 0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,296 | 50.04 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 50,554 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +13.28 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Ramsay | 11,588 | 42.90 | -16.66 |
| | New Democratic | John Vanthof | 10,954 | 40.55 | +22.07 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doug Shearer | 3,659 | 13.55 | -6.83 |
| | Green | Patrick East | 811 | 3.00 | +1.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,012 | 100.00 |
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Ramsay | 18,499 | 59.56 | +11.18 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Brassard | 6,330 | 20.38 | -9.36 |
| | New Democratic | Ben Lefebvre | 5,741 | 18.48 | -3.39 |
| | Green | Paul O. Palmer | 489 | 1.57 | +1.57 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,059 | 100.00 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | David Ramsay | 16,877 | 48.38 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Brassard | 10,374 | 29.74 |
| | New Democratic | Len Wood | 7,631 | 21.88 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,882 | 100.00 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 19,907 | 76.5 |
| Mixed member proportional | 6,130 | 23.5 |
| Total valid votes | 26,037 | 100.0 |