Timmins—James Bay (provincial electoral district)
Timmins—James Bay was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2018. Its population in 2001 was 84,001. The district included the extreme eastern part of the District of Kenora, all of the District of Cochrane except for the central western part, and a small part south of Timmins, and all of the District of Timiskaming except for the extreme southeastern part. Geography. Timmins—James Bay consisted of History. Timmins—James Bay was created in 1999 from all of Cochrane North and  part of Cochrane South. At that time, Ontario was divided into the same electoral districts as those used for federal electoral purposes. It consisted initially of: 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. Prior to the 2018 provincial election, the Ontario government's Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission proposed dividing Timmins—James Bay into one riding for the city of Timmins, to be named Timmins, and another riding for the remainder of the current district, to be named Mushkegowuk—James Bay. The creation of Mushkegowuk—James Bay, Timmins, and Kiiwetinoong (another new northern riding) were approved with the passage of the "Representation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017" in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Election results. Timmins—James Bay (provincial electoral district) Timmins