On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of Sudbury.
Candidates
Liberals: Andrew Olivier
Progressive Conservatives: Paula Peroni
NDP: Joe Cimino
Green: Casey Lalonde
Geography
History
Liberal MPP Rick Bartolucci, who has decided to retire, has held Sudbury since 1995. While he has typically won by large marins, in 2011 he defeated the NDP candidate by just 531 votes.
By the numbers
First contested in 1908, Sudbury has elected a wide variety of representatives including Conservative, Liberal, CCF, NDP, Liberal and PC candidates.
Riding in a tweet
With Bartolucci retiring after 19 years in office, the NDP think they have an opportunity to paint Sudbury orange.
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