Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing

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Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing riding.
Member of Parliament	Brent St. Denis Liberal
Population, 2001	82 340
Electors, 2006	60 311
Area (km²)	103 264
Population density (people per km²)	0.8
Electoral district created	2003, from Algoma—Manitoulin and Timmins—James Bay
Census divisions	• Algoma District • Cochrane District • Manitoulin District • Sudbury District
Polling divisions	194
Major municipalities	• Blind River • Chapleau • Elliot Lake • Espanola • Hearst • Kapuskasing • Manitouwadge • Michipicoten • Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands • Sables-Spanish Rivers

Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It will elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the next provincial election.

Its population in 2001 was 82,340.

1 Demographics
2 Geography
3 History
- 3.1 Members of Parliament
4 Election results
5 See also
6 External link

[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups: 84.3% White, 14.6% Native Canadian
Languages: 60.1% English, 32.1% French, 6.1% Other, 1.7% Multiple responses
Religions: 58.5% Catholic, 26.6% Protestant, 1.6% Other Christian, 10.2% No affiliation
Average income: $25,976

[edit] Geography

The district includes the eastern, northern and central parts of Algoma District, the extreme northwestern part and extreme southwestern part of Sudbury District, the extreme southeastern part of Thunder Bay District, all of Manitoulin District, and western Cochrane District along the Trans Canada highway. Large communities include Elliot Lake, Kapuskasing, Hearst, Espanola, Michipicoten, Manitouwadge, Blind River, Sables-Spanish Rivers, Chapleau, and Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands. The area is 103,364 sq. km.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in 2003: 71.7% of the population of the riding came from Algoma—Manitoulin, and 28.3% from Timmins—James Bay.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Algoma—Manitoulin and Timmins—James Bay prior to 2004
38th	2004-2006	Brent St. Denis	Liberal
39th	2006-	Brent St. Denis	Liberal

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Brent St. Denis	14,652
	New Democratic Party	Carol Hughes	13,244
	Conservative	Ian West	8,952
	Green	Sarah Hutchinson	1,025
	First Peoples	Will Morin	338
	Independent	Donald Milton Polmateer	174

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Brent St. Denis	14,276
	New Democratic Party	Carol Hughes	11,051
	Conservative	Blaine Armstrong	8,093
	Green	Lindsay Killen	1,449

[edit] See also

[edit] External link

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Federal Ridings in Northern Ontario
Liberal	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing \| Kenora \| Nickel Belt \| Nipissing—Timiskaming \| Sudbury \| Thunder Bay—Rainy River
New Democratic	Sault Ste. Marie \| Timmins—James Bay
Conservative	Parry Sound—Muskoka
Independent	Thunder Bay—Superior North*
* Thunder Bay—Superior North MP Joe Comuzzi was ousted from the Liberal Party and now sits as an independent.

Federal Ridings in Ontario
Central Ontario	Barrie \| Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound \| Dufferin—Caledon \| Durham \| Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock \| Newmarket—Aurora \| Northumberland—Quinte West \| Peterborough \| Simcoe—Grey \| Simcoe North \| York—Simcoe
Eastern Ontario	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell \| Kingston and the Islands \| Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington \| Leeds—Grenville \| Prince Edward—Hastings \| Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke \| Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
Toronto (S Durham & York, Suburbs, Downtown, Brampton & Mississauga)	Ajax—Pickering \| Beaches—East York \| Bramalea—Gore—Malton \| Brampton—Springdale \| Brampton West \| Davenport \| Don Valley East \| Don Valley West \| Eglinton—Lawrence \| Etobicoke Centre \| Etobicoke—Lakeshore \| Etobicoke North \| Markham—Unionville \| Mississauga—Brampton South \| Mississauga East—Cooksville \| Mississauga—Erindale \| Mississauga South \| Mississauga—Streetsville \| Oak Ridges—Markham \| Oshawa \| Parkdale—High Park \| Pickering—Scarborough East \| Richmond Hill \| St. Paul's \| Scarborough—Agincourt \| Scarborough Centre \| Scarborough—Guildwood \| Scarborough—Rouge River \| Scarborough Southwest \| Thornhill \| Toronto Centre \| Toronto—Danforth \| Trinity—Spadina \| Vaughan \| Whitby—Oshawa \| Willowdale \| York Centre \| York South—Weston \| York West
Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale \| Burlington \| Halton \| Hamilton Centre \| Hamilton East—Stoney Creek \| Hamilton Mountain \| Niagara Falls \| Niagara West—Glanbrook \| Oakville \| St. Catharines \| Welland
Midwestern Ontario	Brant \| Cambridge \| Guelph \| Haldimand—Norfolk \| Huron—Bruce \| Kitchener Centre \| Kitchener—Conestoga \| Kitchener—Waterloo \| Oxford \| Perth—Wellington \| Wellington—Halton Hills
Northern Ontario	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing \| Kenora \| Nickel Belt \| Nipissing—Timiskaming \| Parry Sound—Muskoka \| Sault Ste. Marie \| Sudbury \| Thunder Bay—Rainy River \| Thunder Bay—Superior North \| Timmins—James Bay
Southwestern Ontario	Chatham-Kent—Essex \| Elgin—Middlesex—London \| Essex \| Lambton—Kent—Middlesex \| London—Fanshawe \| London North Centre \| London West \| Sarnia—Lambton \| Windsor—Tecumseh \| Windsor West
Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills \| Nepean—Carleton \| Ottawa Centre \| Ottawa—Orléans \| Ottawa South \| Ottawa—Vanier \| Ottawa West—Nepean