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Sudbury East was a provincial electoral riding in the
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of
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, that was represented in the
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from 1967 to 1999. It served the easternmost portion of the former city of
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, the eastern portion of the
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, and several rural communities to the east and southeast of the city. The riding only existed in provincial elections — for federal elections, most of Sudbury East was part of either Nickel Belt or Timiskaming—French River. In 1999, the provincial government realigned its ridings to match the federal riding boundaries, and Sudbury East was amalgamated into the provincial Nickel Belt district.
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 ...
, the incumbent MPP for Sudbury East prior to the 1999 election, continued to represent the region for another eight years as the MPP for Nickel Belt.


Members of Provincial Parliament


Other usages

The name Sudbury East is still used to refer collectively to the municipalities east and southeast of the city which were formerly part of the riding but are ''not'' part of the current city of
Greater Sudbury Sudbury, officially the City of Greater Sudbury, is the largest city in Northern Ontario by population, with a population of 166,004 at the 2021 Canadian Census. By land area, it is the largest in Ontario and the List of the largest cities and t ...
, including Markstay-Warren, St. Charles and French River. These towns, as well as the adjacent municipality of
Killarney Killarney ( ; , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Killar ...
and the unorganized townships of Burwash, Cox, Davis, Hawley, Hendrie, Henry, Janes, Laura, Loughrin, Secord, Servos, Street and Waldie, coordinate economic development and planning through the cooperative Sudbury East Planning Board. In unofficial usage, the designation may also be extended to include the municipality of
West Nipissing West Nipissing is a municipality in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, on Lake Nipissing in the Nipissing District. It was formed on January 1, 1999, with the amalgamation of seventeen and a half former towns, villages, townships and unorganized commun ...
, particularly the community of
Sturgeon Falls Sturgeon Falls is a community and former town in Nipissing District, Ontario, located on the Sturgeon River. The community had a population of 6,939 at the 2021 census and a density of 1,129/km2 (2,920 sq mi). Following a failed legal challeng ...
, although West Nipissing is not officially part of the Sudbury East area.


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External links


SudburyEast.com
a web portal for residents of the Sudbury East region {{DEFAULTSORT:Sudbury East (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario Sudbury District Politics of Greater Sudbury