Steve Black (politician)
Canadian politician
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Steven L. Black (born April 20, 1982) is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Timmins, Ontario from 2014 to 2018.[1] He was elected in the municipal election on October 27, 2014, defeating former councillor Todd Lever by taking 65% of the vote, and becoming Timmins' youngest mayor ever elected. He succeeded retiring mayor Tom Laughren.
Steve Black | |
|---|---|
| 24th Mayor of Timmins, Ontario | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Laughren |
| Succeeded by | George Pirie |
| Timmins City Councillor for Ward 5 | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Steven L. Black April 20, 1982 |
| Party | Liberal (federal) |
| Alma mater | Queen's University (B.Eng.) |
| Occupation | Mining engineer |
Originally from Oshawa, Ontario, he studied mining engineering at Queen's University,[2] and moved to Timmins in 2004 to complete a co-operative education term with the city's Kidd Creek Mine.[2] He coached minor hockey for six seasons, and has been involved with the Timmins and Schumacher minor hockey associations.
Prior to his election to the mayoralty, Black served as a city councillor on the Timmins City Council from 2010 to 2014. At the time of his election, he was the second-youngest councillor elected in history. Alan Pope was a few months younger when elected as an alderman in 1973.[3] He ran as a Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate in Timmins—James Bay in the 2014 provincial election,[2] but lost to incumbent MPP Gilles Bisson.[4]
Black was defeated by George Pirie in the 2018 municipal election.[5]
He ran as a Liberal Party of Canada candidate for Timmins-James Bay in the 2021 Canadian federal election, but was not victorious.
He was reelected to a council seat in the 2022 Cochrane District municipal elections.[6]
Black will contest Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk in the 2025 Canadian federal election for the Liberals.[7]
Electoral record
Federal
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Gaétan Malette | 23,062 | 48.9 | +23.77 | ||||
| Liberal | Steve Black | 18,366 | 39.0 | +12.75 | ||||
| New Democratic | Nicole Fortier Levesque | 4,895 | 10.4 | –25.50 | ||||
| People's | Serge Lefebvre | 814 | 1.7 | –10.48 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,137 | 99.1 | +0.1 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 408 | 0.9 | -0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,545 | 63.0 | +7.6 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,494 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +5.51 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Timmins—James Bay | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Charlie Angus | 12,132 | 35.1 | -5.4 | $88,140.09 | |||
| Conservative | Morgan Ellerton | 9,393 | 27.2 | +0.2 | $19,999.91 | |||
| Liberal | Steve Black | 8,508 | 24.6 | -1.1 | $44,629.30 | |||
| People's | Stephen MacLeod | 4,537 | 13.1 | +9.7 | $12,559.12 | |||
| Total valid votes | 34,570 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 355 | 1.02 | +0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,925 | 55.4 | -3.2 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 63,041 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -2.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10] | ||||||||
Provincial
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gilles Bisson | 11,818 | 51.39 | +1.92 | ||||
| Liberal | Sylvie Fontaine | 5,592 | 24.32 | +11.95 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Black | 5,226 | 22.72 | -13.97 | ||||
| Green | Bozena Hrycyna | 301 | 1.31 | +0.31 | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Fauzia Sadiq | 61 | 0.27 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 22,998 | 100.00 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -5.02 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[11] | ||||||||
Municipal
| Timmins Mayoral Election, 2014[12] | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Black | 8,802 | 64.58 |
| Todd Lever | 4,510 | 33.09 |
| Allan R. Manchester | 318 | 2.33 |
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Laughren (X) | 10,530 | 89.62 |
| Alan Manchester | 1,220 | 10.38 |
| Ward 1 Candidate | Vote | % |
| Gary Skripnick (X) | 838 | 39.47 |
| Veronica Farrell | 756 | 35.61 |
| Frank Pontarelli | 529 | 24.92 |
| Ward 2 Candidate | Vote | % |
| John Curley (X) | 587 | 55.69 |
| Mickey Auger | 467 | 44.31 |
| Ward 3 Candidate | Vote | % |
| Noella Rinaldo | 469 | 63.98 |
| Lou Battochio | 165 | 22.51 |
| Chad Portelance | 52 | 7.09 |
| Remi Villars | 47 | 6.41 |
| Ward 4 Candidate | Vote | % |
| Pat Bamford (X) | 736 | 54.56 |
| Norm Bolduc | 613 | 45.44 |
| Ward 5 Candidate | Vote | % |
| Todd Lever | 3,864 | 19.07 |
| Michael Doody (x) | 3,601 | 17.77 |
| Andrew Marks | 2,894 | 14.28 |
| Steven Black | 2,758 | 13.61 |
| Stephen Adams (x) | 2,647 | 13.06 |
| Jack Slattery (x) | 2,294 | 11.32 |
| Billy Gvozdanovic (x) | 2,205 | 10.88 |
Ontario Mining Cup
In addition to being a volunteer minor hockey coach for the Schumacher Day Minor Hockey Association,[13] Black was also the founder of the Ontario Mining Cup hockey tournament.[14][15][16] The tournament seeks to bring together mining sector hockey teams from around the province to compete for industry bragging rights while raising money for post-secondary scholarships in mining.[17][18][19]