Blain Kevin Morin (born September 30, 1960) is a former politician in

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, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the

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from 1998 to 1999 who was elected in a by-election. He represented the riding of Nickel Belt in the

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, area.

Background

Morin was president of the

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, Sudbury district. He subsequently worked for the

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Politics

Morin ran in a by-election to replace

Floyd Laughren Floyd Laughren (born October 3, 1935) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1998 who represented the northern Ontario riding of Nickel Belt. He served in c ...

, who had retired in 1998. He was elected to the legislature in a

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on October 1, 1998, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Gerry Courtemanche by 1,364 votes. In 1999, the provincial ridings of Nickel Belt and

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were merged for the 1999 provincial election; even during the by-election campaign, Morin was already indicating that he did not intend to compete against Sudbury East's popular incumbent

Shelley Martel Shelley Dawn Marie Martel (born April 8, 1963) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 2007. She represented the ridings of Sudbury East and Nickel Belt. S ...

for the merged riding's nomination. There was some consideration that he might run for the NDP nomination in the neighbouring riding of

instead, but he did not do so.

Electoral record

After politics

After leaving the legislature in 1999, Morin went back to work for CUPE as a health and safety representative.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morin, Blain 1960 births Trade unionists from Ontario Franco-Ontarian people Living people Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs Politicians from Greater Sudbury 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario