Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt
 Ontario electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2023 | ||
| First contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 99,827 | ||
| Electors | 85,955 | ||
| Census division(s) | Greater Sudbury, Manitoulin District, Nipissing District, Sudbury District | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Greater Sudbury (part), West Nipissing, Espanola, Sables-Spanish Rivers, French River, Wikwemikong Unceded, Markstay-Warren, Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands, Central Manitoulin, St.-Charles | ||
Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt (French: Sudbury-Est–Manitoulin–Nickel Belt) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada.[2] It came into effect upon the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Geography
[edit]Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding was created out of parts of Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, Nickel Belt, and Sudbury.[1] The riding is in northeastern Ontario.[3]
- Gains all of Sudbury west of Highway 144
- Gains Manitoulin District and that part of Sudbury District near Lake Huron from Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
- Loses Nickel Centre, Wanup and the remainder of the former city of Sudbury to Sudbury
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]
Languages: 65.8% English, 34.2% French
Religions: 67.4% Christian (49.9% Catholic, 4.5% United Church, 3.0% Anglican, 10.0% Other), 30.6% No religion, 1.2% Traditional Indigenous spirituality
Median income: $42,400 (2020)
Average income: $51,300 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |||||||||||||
| European[a] | 79,090 | 79.97% | ||||||||||||
| Indigenous | 18,245 | 18.45% | ||||||||||||
| African | 515 | 0.52% | ||||||||||||
| South Asian | 280 | 0.28% | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 265 | 0.27% | ||||||||||||
| East Asian[c] | 215 | 0.22% | ||||||||||||
| Latin American | 80 | 0.08% | ||||||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 20 | 0.02% | ||||||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 185 | 0.19% | ||||||||||||
| Total responses | 98,900 | 99.06% | ||||||||||||
| Total population | 99,835 | 100% | ||||||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
History
[edit]Jim Belanger defeated Nickel Belt MP Marc Serré, and the Conservatives picked up the seat for the first time in over 70 years.
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt Riding created from Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, Nickel Belt, and Sudbury |
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| 45th | 2025–present | Jim Belanger | Conservative | |
Riding associations
[edit]Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:
| Party | Association name | President | HQ city | |
| Conservative | Sudbury East--Manitoulin--Nickel Belt Conservative Association | Jessica M. Whalen | Markstay-Warren | |
| Liberal | Sudbury East-Manitoulin-Nickel Belt Federal Liberal Association | André J. Bisson | Greater Sudbury | |
| New Democratic | Sudbury East--Manitoulin--Nickel Belt Federal NDP Riding Association | Darcey Dupuis | Greater Sudbury | |
Election results
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jim Belanger | 29,129 | 48.33 | +21.42 | ||||
| Liberal | Marc G. Serré | 24,122 | 40.03 | +8.05 | ||||
| New Democratic | Andréane Chénier | 4,818 | 7.99 | –22.35 | ||||
| People's | Sharilynne St. Louis | 1,423 | 2.36 | –6.54 | ||||
| Green | Himal Hossain | 453 | 0.75 | -0.98 | ||||
| Libertarian | Justin Dean Newell Leroux | 321 | 0.53 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 60,266 | 70.11 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 85,955 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.69 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 16,416 | 31.98 | |
| New Democratic | 15,570 | 30.34 | |
| Conservative | 13,809 | 26.91 | |
| People's | 4,570 | 8.90 | |
| Green | 887 | 1.73 | |
| Others | 73 | 0.14 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Dramatic Changes Planned for Sudbury Nickel Belt Ridings". www.thesudburystar.com.
- ^ "Federal Riding Changes Northeastern Ontario". www.cbc.ca.
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Sudbury East--Manitoulin--Nickel Belt [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
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