ALGOMA—MANITOULIN—KAPUSKASING

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 electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.
Its population in 2001 was 82,340.

Contents

Demographics

Geography

History

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

External link

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

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.

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.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

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

Election results

|-
| Liberal
|Brent St. Denis
|align= right|14,652
|-
| New Democratic Party
|Carol Hughes
|align= right|13,244
|-
| Conservative
|Ian West
|align= right|8,952
|-
| Green
|Sarah Hutchinson
|align= right|1,025
|-
|First Peoples
|Will Morin
|align= right|338
|-
| Independent
|Donald Milton Polmateer
|align= right|174
|-
| Liberal
|Brent St. Denis
|align= right|14,276
|-
| New Democratic Party
|Carol Hughes
|align= right|11,051
|-
| Conservative
|Blaine Armstrong
|align= right|8,093
|-
| Green
|Lindsay Killen
|align= right|1,449

See also

★ List of Canadian federal electoral districts

★ Past Canadian electoral districts

External link

★ Riding history from the Library of Parliament