2022_Thunder_Bay_District_municipal_elections
Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Thunder Bay District of Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
The following are the results of the mayoral races in each municipality and the council races in the City of Thunder Bay.
Mayor
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| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sheila Maxwell | 156 | 71.56 |
| Suzanne Huot | 62 | 28.44 |
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Town Council (4 to be elected)
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Arnold (X) | ||
| Ellen Davis | ||
| David Halvorsen | ||
| Chris Kresack | ||
| Gayle Manns | ||
| David Maxwell |
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Reeve
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| Reeve Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Beatty (X) | Acclaimed | |
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Town Council (4 to be elected)
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Cadeau | Acclaimed | |
| Deborah Harris Shallow (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Jeffrey Mehagan (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Darren Penner | Acclaimed | |
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Reeve
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| Reeve Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy Wright (X) | Acclaimed | |
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Town Council (4 to be elected)
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Rudy Buitenhuis (X) | ||
| Dino DeBenetti | ||
| William "Bill" Groenheide (X) | ||
| Elizabeth Jones | ||
| Daniel Vanlenthe |
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The following were the results for mayor and council of Greenstone.[1]
Mayor
Incumbent Renald Beaulieu did not run for re-election. Longlac Ward councillor James McPherson was elected mayor by acclamation.[2]
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| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| James McPherson | Acclaimed | |
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Municipal Council
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Beardmore Ward (1 to be elected) | ||
| Claudette Trottier (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Geraldton Ward (2 to be elected) | ||
| Eric K. Pietsch | Acclaimed | |
| Chris Walterson (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Longlac Ward (2 to be elected) | ||
| David Malouf | ||
| Elaine Mannisto (X) | ||
| Alan Ouellet | ||
| Nakina Ward (1 to be elected) | ||
| Matthew Donovan (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Rural East Ward (1 to be elected) | ||
| Vicky Budge | ||
| Gloria McCraw (X) | ||
| Rural West Ward (1 to be elected) | ||
| Andre Blanchard (X) | ||
| Fran Koning | ||
| Chantal Olson | ||
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The following were the results for mayor of Manitouwadge.[3]
Mayor
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| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Moffat [4] | 576 | 69.23 |
| Margaret Hartling | 138 | 16.59 |
| John MacEachern (X) | 118 | 14.18 |
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Town Council (4 to be elected)
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Kathy Hudson[4] (X) | 588 | 18.94 |
| Michael Scapinello (X) | 521 | 16.78 |
| Coady Keough | 496 | 15.98 |
| Braden Kotyk | 409 | 13.18 |
| Vital Morin | 357 | 11.50 |
| Denis Narbonne | 180 | 5.80 |
| Carol Barnes | 172 | 5.54 |
| Tracy Lee Hare | 131 | 4.22 |
| David Wheadon | 128 | 4.12 |
| Ed Dunnill | 109 | 3.51 |
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Mayor
Rick Dumas was re-elected by acclamation to a third term as mayor of Marathon.[5][6]
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| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Dumas (X) | Acclaimed | |
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Town Council (4 to be elected)
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Darlene Cross | 276 | |
| Raymond Lake (X) | 646 | |
| Zackary Souckey (X) | 878 | |
| Kelly Tsubouchi (X) | 430 | |
| Gregory Vallance (X) | 713 | |
| Joel Shier | 136 | |
| Todd Wheeler | 452 | |
| Dawna Harrison | 410 |
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Total Electors was 1044, with their choice of four candidates.
The following were the results for mayor and council of Neebing.[7]
Mayor
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| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Thibert | 437 | 62.70 |
| Ziggy Polkowski | 260 | 37.30 |
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Municipal Council
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 - Blake | ||
| Katherine Hill | ||
| Gary Shchepanik | ||
| Ron Woit | ||
| Ward 2 - Crooks | ||
| Obie Egbuchulam | ||
| Brian Wright (X) | ||
| Ward 3 - Pardee | ||
| Curtis Coulson (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Ward 4 - Pearson | ||
| Gary Gardner (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Ward 5 - Scoble | ||
| Brian Kurrika (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Councillor at Large | ||
| Jill Cadieux | ||
| Gordon Cuthbertson (X) | ||
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The following were the results for mayor of Nipigon.[8]
Mayor
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| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Kukko [9] | 415 | 62.59 |
| James Foulds | 248 | 37.41 |
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Town Council (4 to be elected)
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hart | ||
| Richard Harvey | ||
| Barry Laukkanen | ||
| Gordon MacKenzie | ||
| Pierre Pelletier | ||
| Kathrine Sakamoto | ||
| John (Zeke) Zechner Jr. (X) |
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Mayor
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| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Vezina (X) | Acclaimed | |
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Town Council (4 to be elected)
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Crane (X) | ||
| Jonathon Hari | ||
| Bishop Racicot (X) | ||
| Brendan Rea | ||
| John Sobolta | ||
| Carly Torkkeli |
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Mayor
The following were the results for mayor of Oliver Paipoonge.[10] Municipal councillors Brandon Postuma and Rick Potter ran against incumbent mayor Lucy Kloosterhuis.[11]
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| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy Kloosterhuis [12] (X) | 905 | 38.08 |
| Rick Potter | 771 | 32.44 |
| Brandon Postuma | 686 | 28.87 |
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Municipal Council (4 to be elected)
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Donna Peacock | 1,614 | 20.62 |
| Bernie Kamphof (X) | 1,510 | 19.30 |
| Dan Calvert | 1,240 | 15.84 |
| Allan Vis (X) | 1,220 | 15.59 |
| Rick Baraniuk | 824 | 10.53 |
| James Cassan | 739 | 9.44 |
| Sabrina Ree | 623 | 7.96 |
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Mayor
Darquise Robinson was re-elected mayor of Red Rock by acclamation.[13]
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| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Darquise Robinson (X) | Acclaimed | |
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Town Council (4 to be elected)
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Cindy Brand | ||
| Steve Carruthers | ||
| Nancy Gladun | ||
| James Legacy | ||
| Gordon R. Muir (X) | ||
| Gary Nelson | ||
| Braeden Plemel | ||
| Mickel Smith | ||
| Cam Todesco (X) |
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Mayor
The following were the results for mayor of Schreiber.[14]
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| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mullins (X) [15] | 308 | 54.60 |
| Dominic Commisso | 148 | 31.38 |
| Kim Krause | 95 | 16.84 |
| Adam Cherry | 10 | 1.77 |
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Town Council (4 to be elected)
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Anne-Marie Bourgeault | 481 | |
| Benjamin Bryson | 311 | |
| Daniel McGrath | 307 | |
| David Mauro (X) | 258 | |
| Carrie Moore | 136 | |
| Robert Fisk | 122 | |
| Mark Houston | 110 | |
| Jessica Payne | 85 | |
| Sandra Miller | 73 | |
| Doug Sales (X) | 73 | |
| Doug Stefurak (X) | 55 |
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Mayor
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| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy Landry (X) | Acclaimed | |
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Town Council
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| MacGregor Ward (3 to be elected) | ||
| Donna Blunt (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Ron Giardetti (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Don Smith (X) | Acclaimed | |
| McTavish Ward (1 to be elected) | ||
| Meghan Chomut | ||
| Dawn Powell | ||
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Mayor
The following were the results for mayor of Terrace Bay.[16]
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| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Malashewski | 417 | 64.95 |
| Gino Leblanc | 225 | 35.05 |
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[17]===Town Council (4 to be elected)===
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Adduono | 364 | 57% |
| Richard Brearley | 252 | 39% |
| Chris Dube | 381 | 59% |
| Bert Johnson (X) | 315 | 49% |
| Helga MacKenzie | 201 | 31% |
| Alan McDonald | 78 | 12% |
| Rick St. Louis (X) | 455 | 71% |
| Billy Webb | 284 | 44% |
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The following were the results for mayor and city council of Thunder Bay.[18]
Mayor
In the race for mayor in 2022 in Thunder Bay were former two-time mayor and Liberal MP Ken Boshcoff, former Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal publisher Clint Harris, at-large city councillor Peng You, entrepreneur Gary Mack and Lakehead University radio host Robert Szczepanski.[19]
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| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Boshcoff[20] | 13,538 | 38.22 |
| Gary Mack | 12,145 | 34.29 |
| Peng You | 6,377 | 18.00 |
| Clinton Harris | 2,728 | 7.70 |
| Robert Szczepanski | 633 | 1.79 |
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City Council
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| Wards (1 to be elected) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Current River | ||
| Andrew Foulds [20] (X) | 3,456 | 74.90 |
| Duff Stewart | 596 | 12.92 |
| Andy Wolff | 562 | 12.18 |
| McIntyre | ||
| Alberto Aiello (X) | 3,758 | 63.31 |
| Brent A. Boyko | 2,178 | 36.69 |
| McKellar | ||
| Brian Hamilton (X) | 2,178 | 53.50 |
| Lori Paras | 1,151 | 28.27 |
| Cory Bagdon | 392 | 9.63 |
| Stephanie Danylko | 350 | 8.60 |
| Neebing | ||
| Greg Johnson | 1,322 | 36.14 |
| Yuk-Sem Won | 1,128 | 30.84 |
| Debra Halvorsen | 386 | 10.55 |
| Brad DesRochers | 338 | 9.24 |
| Shaun Kennedy | 291 | 7.96 |
| Basil Lychowyd | 193 | 5.28 |
| Northwood | ||
| Dominic Pasqualino | 1,957 | 41.84 |
| Syed Kabir | 944 | 20.18 |
| Mike Maher | 732 | 15.65 |
| Bill Dell | 601 | 12.85 |
| Chris Krumpholz[21] | 443 | 9.47 |
| Red River | ||
| Michael Zussino | 2,115 | 33.49 |
| Jason Veltri | 1,999 | 31.65 |
| Martin Rukavina | 901 | 14.27 |
| Katherine Suutari | 593 | 9.39 |
| James Dean Marsh | 334 | 5.29 |
| Brad Ford | 373 | 5.91 |
| Westfort | ||
| Kristen Oliver (X) | 2,222 | 45.95 |
| John Collins | 1,955 | 40.43 |
| Allan D. Corbett | 344 | 7.11 |
| David Tommasini | 315 | 6.51 |
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More information At Large (5 to be elected), Candidate ...
| At Large (5 to be elected) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mark Bentz (X) | 15,548 | 11.10 |
| Shelby Ch'ng | 13,222 | 9.44 |
| Trevor Giertuga (X) | 12,185 | 8.70 |
| Rajni Agarwal | 10,767 | 7.69 |
| Kasey (Taylor) Etreni | 10,184 | 7.27 |
| Shane Judge | 9,889 | 7.06 |
| Rob Barrett | 8,897 | 6.35 |
| Stephen Margarit | 7,530 | 5.37 |
| Jim Mauro | 6,809 | 4.86 |
| Bob Hupka | 5,733 | 4.09 |
| Matthew Villella | 5,231 | 3.73 |
| Brian Tsubouchi | 4,689 | 3.35 |
| Adelina Pecchia | 3,825 | 2.73 |
| Tracey MacKinnon | 3,767 | 2.69 |
| Adetunde (Ade) Ogunberu | 3,479 | 2.48 |
| Iqbal Khan (IQ) | 2,828 | 2.02 |
| Dino Menei | 2,775 | 1.98 |
| Brian Joseph Phillips | 2,628 | 1.88 |
| Marilyn Cully | 2,437 | 1.74 |
| Dan Courtney | 2,156 | 1.54 |
| Allan Mihalcin | 1,750 | 1.25 |
| Donnalee Morettin | 1,646 | 1.17 |
| Robert Girardin | 1,124 | 0.80 |
| James Glavish | 996 | 0.71 |
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Incumbents not running for re-election
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| Position | Incumbent | Time in Office and Terms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Bill Mauro | 2018 - 2022 | 1 |
| Councillor at Large | Rebecca Johnson | 2003 - 2022 | 5 |
| Councillor at Large | Aldo Ruberto | 2006 - 2022 | 4 |
| Neebing Councillor | Cody Fraser | 2018 - 2022 | 1 |
| Red River Councillor | Brian McKinnon | 2006 - 2022 | 4 |
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More information Lakehead District School Board(8 to be elected), Candidate ...
| Lakehead District School Board (8 to be elected) | ||
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Leah Vanderwey | 11,108 | 10.95 |
| Ellen Chambers (X) | 10,902 | 10.75 |
| Trudy Tuchenhagen (X) | 9,675 | 9.54 |
| George Saarinen (X) | 8,955 | 8.83 |
| Ron Oikonen (X) | 8,727 | 8.60 |
| Ryan Sitch (X) | 7,681 | 7.57 |
| Donica LeBlanc | 7,578 | 7.47 |
| Pat Johansen | 7,446 | 7.34 |
| Kelly Fettes | 6,913 | 6.81 |
| Gary Christian | 6,802 | 6.70 |
| Gary Johnson | 6,791 | 6.69 |
| Ahsanul Habib | 4,876 | 4.81 |
| Paul David Sequeira | 3,999 | 3.94 |
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More information Superior-Greenstone District School Board, Candidate ...
| Superior-Greenstone District School Board | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Greenstone (2 to be elected) | ||
| Allison Jarvis (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Richard Baycroft | ||
| Patrick Liscomb | ||
| Manitouwadge (1 to be elected) | ||
| Joshua Barnes | ||
| Daniel Fairservice | ||
| Marathon (2 to be elected) | ||
| Megen Brunskill | ||
| Lisa MacKenzie | ||
| Pauline MacRae (X) | ||
| Julie Michano | ||
| Nipigon (1 to be elected) | ||
| Red Rock (1 to be elected) | ||
| Kal Pristanski (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Schreiber/Terrace Bay (1 to be elected) | ||
| Jason Nesbitt (X) | Acclaimed | |
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More information Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board(6 to be elected), Candidate ...
| Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board (6 to be elected) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Eleanor Ashe (X) | ||
| Lawrence Badanai (X) | ||
| Anthony Foglia | ||
| Leanne Fonso | ||
| Gloria Gabrijelcic | ||
| Dina McFarlane (X) | ||
| Matt Pearson | ||
| Tony Pucci | ||
| Tony Romeo (X) | ||
| Adam Shaen | ||
| Francis Veneruz (X) | ||
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More information Superior North Catholic District School Board, Candidate ...
| Superior North Catholic District School Board | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Greenstone (Beardmore, Geraldton, Nakina & Rural West) | ||
| Suzanne Lafrance | Acclaimed | |
| Greenstone (Longlac & Rural East) | ||
| Lilliana McPherson (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Marathon | ||
| Tara Patterson | Acclaimed | |
| Manitouwadge | ||
| Nipigon | ||
| William Harmon (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Red Rock & Dorion | ||
| Shirley Jean (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Schreiber | ||
| Lawrence McParland (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Terrace Bay | ||
| Amanda Monks (X) | Acclaimed | |
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More information Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario, Candidate ...
| Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario | ||
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Manitouwadge & Marathon | ||
| Jocelyn Bourgoin (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Longlac & Thunder Bay | ||
| Anne-Marie Gélineault (X) | Acclaimed | |
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| Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales | ||
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| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Thunder Bay (5 to be elected) | ||
| Angéle Desbiens (X) | ||
| Claudette Gleeson (X) | ||
| Elode Grunerud (X) | ||
| Donald Pelletier (X) | ||
| Beardmore, Geraldton, Nakina & Rural West (2 to be elected) | ||
| Jean-Pierre Pelletier (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Monique Perreault (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Longlac & Rural East (1 to be elected) | ||
| Sylvia Payeur (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Schreiber & Terrace Bay (1 to be elected) | ||
| Réal Deschatelets (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Manitouwadge & Marathon (1 to be elected) | ||
| Maguy Lorek (X) | Acclaimed | |
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