# Cochrane South

Cochrane South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1999. It encompassed the southern part of the Cochrane District, including the city of Timmins.
For the 1999 election, in which all electoral districts in the province were realigned to match their federal counterparts, Cochrane South was divided between the new districts of Timmins—James Bay and Timiskaming—Cochrane.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Cochrane South :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Alfred Franklin Kenning | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | Alfred Franklin Kenning | Conservative |
| 19th | 1934–1937 | John Rowlandson | Liberal |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Charles Vincent Gallagher | Liberal |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | Bill Grummett | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | Bill Grummett | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | Bill Grummett | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | Bill Grummett | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | Wilf Spooner | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | Wilf Spooner | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | Wilf Spooner | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Bill Ferrier | New Democratic |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Bill Ferrier | New Democratic |
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Bill Ferrier | New Democratic |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Alan Pope | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Alan Pope | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Alan Pope | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Alan Pope | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Gilles Bisson | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Gilles Bisson | New Democratic |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Timmins—James Bay before the 1999 election |||||

## Election results

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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,098 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 192 | 0.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,290 | 60.36 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 38,584 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +1.27 |
1990 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Gilles Bisson | 11,460 | 49.21 |
| | Liberal | Frank 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,069 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 153 | 0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,222 | 62.95 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 38,479 |
| | New Democratic gain | New Democratic gain | Swing | Swing |