George Pirie MPP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of Timmins as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[1] He defeated Gilles Bisson who was first elected in 1990, taking the seat from the Ontario New Democratic Party for the first time in 32 years.[2]
George Pirie | |
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 Pirie in 2024 | |
| Minister of Mines | |
| Member of Parliament for Timmins | |
| Assumed office June 2, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gilles Bisson |
| Mayor of Timmins, Ontario | |
| In office December 1, 2018 – June 2, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Black |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Boileau |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
At the time of his election as MPP, Pirie had been Mayor of Timmins since 2018.
Electoral history
edit| 2022 Ontario general election: Timmins | ||||||||
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| 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)
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References
edit- ^ Erik White (June 2, 2022). "PCs win Timmins riding after NDP hold seat for 32 years". CBC News.
- ^ Maija Hoggett (June 2, 2022). "Veteran outgoing Timmins MPP Bisson says change sometimes 'unavoidable'". Sudbury.com.
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