Live northeastern Ontario coverage of the 2022 provincial election
The day has come to elect the next premier of Ontario and CTVNewsNorthernOntario.ca will have updates on the nine ridings in the northeast region here.
Polls close at 9 p.m. and the four major political party leaders – Doug Ford, Andrea Horwath, Steven Del Duca and Mike Schreiner – are racing to form the 43rd provincial government.
CTV will broadcast a live election special with minute-by-minute coverage starting at 7 p.m. that you can watch on our app, website here or on TV.
Check our interactive map for live election results for all of Ontario's 124 ridings.
CTV News has decl
The northeastern Ontario ridings we are watching are:
- Algoma – Manitoulin CTV News has declared NDP incumbent Michael Mantha has been re-elected for a fourth term
- Mushkegowuk – James Bay CTV News has declared NDP incumbent Guy Bourgoin has been re-elected for a second term
- Nickel Belt CTV News has declared NDP incumbent France Gelinas has been re-elected for a fifth term
Nickel Belt NDP incumbent France Gelinas celebrates her re-election at a Val Caron restaurant with her supporters. June 2/22 (Alana Everson/CTV Northern Ontario)
- Nipissing CTV News has declared PC incumbent Vic Fedeli has been re-elected for a fourth term
Vic Fedeli easily held on to Nipissing for the Progressive Conservatives. (Eric Taschner/CTV News)
Vic Fedeli supporters celebrate his re-election at the campaign victory party being held at the Davedi Club. June 2/22 (Eric Taschner/CTV Northern Ontario)
- Parry Sound – Muskoka CTV News has declared PC candidate Graydon Smith the winner, electing a new representative for the first time since 2001
- Sault Ste. Marie CTV News has declared PC incumbent Ross Romano has been re-elected for a third term
Sault Ste. Marie PC incumbent Ross Romano re-elected. June 2/22 (Mike McDonald/CTV Northern Ontario)
- Sudbury – CTV News has declared NDP incumbent Jamie West has been re-elected for a second term
Sudbury NDP incumbent Jamie West celebrates re-election. June 2/22 (Molly Frommer/CTV Northern Ontario)
- Timiskaming – Cochrane NDP incumbent John Vanthof is seeking a fourth term
- Timmins – CTV News has declared Mayor George Pirie the winner and has beaten NDP incumbent Gilles Bisson who was seeking his ninth term
Timmins Mayor George Pirie (right) has won his bid for MPP unseating long-time NDP incumbent Gilles Bisson. June 2/22 (Lydia Chubak/CTV Northern Ontario)
(Timmins PC MPP-elect George Pirie far right)
First elected in 1990, New Democrat Gilles Bisson lost Thursday to George Pirie, who had been the mayor of Timmins. (Lydia Chubak/CTV News)
Voting at the following polling stations in northeastern Ontario have been extended and will result in a delay in reporting for the whole riding:
Algoma Manitoulin Riding
Poll #4 extended until 11 p.m.
Parry Sound - Muskoka Riding
Poll #52 extended until 9:10 p.m.
Poll #30 extended until 9:30 p.m.
CTV News Northern Ontario Anchor Sarah Freemark and Sudbury video journalist Molly Frommer are at Overtime Sports Bar & Grill where NDP incumbent Jamie West will be gathering with supporters.
CTV News Northern Ontario anchor Sarah Freemark at Overtime Sports Bar and Grill in Sudbury on Ontario election night. June 2/22 (Shelley Mayer/CTV Northern Ontario)
Sudbury videojournalist Molly Frommer at Overtime Sports Bar and Grill on Ontario election night. June 2/22 (Shelley Mayer/CTV Northern Ontario)
Sudbury videojournalist Alana Everson is at a restaurant in Val Caron where NDP Nickel Belt incumbent France Gelinas is hosting supporters and people who worked on her re-election campaign.
NDP Nickel Belt incumbent France Gelinas talks with supporters at a Val Caron restaurant on Ontario election night. June 2/22 (Alana Everson/CTV Northern Ontario)
Correction
George Pirie is currently the mayor of Timmins, not the former mayor as originally reported.
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