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George Pirie (politician)

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George Pirie, Member of Provincial Parliament for Timmins

George Pirie
Minister of Mines
Member of Parliament
for Timmins
Assumed office
June 2, 2022
Preceded byGilles Bisson
Mayor of Timmins, Ontario
In office
December 1, 2018 – June 2, 2022
Preceded bySteve Black
Succeeded byKristin Murray
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative

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]

He was elected Mayor of Timmins in 2018.

Electoral history

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2022 Ontario general election: Timmins
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)
  • "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.

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