title: Lake Nipigon (electoral district)
text: # Lake Nipigon (electoral district)
  
  Lake Nipigon was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1975 to 1999, when it was abolished when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterpart. It consisted of the areas around Lake Nipigon in Northern Ontario.
  
  ## Members of Provincial Parliament
  
  * Jack Stokes (Liberal) (1975–1985)
  * Gilles Pouliot (New Democrat) (1985–1999)
  
  Lake Nipigon :
  
  | Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Riding created out of Thunder Bay |||||
  | 30th | 1975–1977 | Jack Stokes | New Democratic |
  | 31st | 1977–1981 | Jack Stokes | New Democratic |
  | 32nd | 1981–1985 | Jack Stokes | New Democratic |
  | 33rd | 1985–1987 | Gilles Pouliot | New Democratic |
  | 34th | 1987–1990 | Gilles Pouliot | New Democratic |
  | 35th | 1990–1995 | Gilles Pouliot | New Democratic |
  | 36th | 1995–1999 | Gilles Pouliot | New Democratic |
  | Riding dissolved into Kenora—Rainy River, Thunder Bay—Atikokan and Thunder Bay—Superior North |||||
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 1990 Ontario general election
  
  | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gilles Pouliot | NDP | 8,335 | 65.2% |
  | Judy Tinnes | Liberal | 3,083 | 24.1% |
  | Jim Vibert | PC | 735 | 5.7% |
  | Bill Thibeault | FCP | 632 | 5.0% |
  
  ### 1995 Ontario general election
  
  | Candidates | Party | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Gilles Pouliot | NDP | 5,079 |
  | Ian MacQuarrie | Liberal | 3,463 |
  | Vic Fournel | PC | 3,273 |
  