Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
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| Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Electoral district | |
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| MP | Brent St. Denis (2004-) |
| Party | Liberal (2004-) |
| Province | Ontario |
| Census division(s) | Algoma, Cochrane, Manitoulin, Sudbury, Thunder Bay |
| Major Census subdivision(s) | Elliot Lake, Kapuskasing, Hearst, Espanola, Michipicoten, Manitouwadge, Blind River, Sables-Spanish Rivers, Chapleau, Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands |
| Federal district created | 2003 |
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.
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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.
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Brent St. Denis of the Liberal Party of Canada, who had previously represented Algoma--Manitoulin.
Election results
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row | Liberal |Brent St. Denis |align= right|14,652 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row | New Democratic Party |Carol Hughes |align= right|13,244 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row | Conservative |Ian West |align= right|8,952 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row | Green |Sarah Hutchinson |align= right|1,025 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/All Nations/row |First Peoples |Will Morin |align= right|338 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row | Independent |Donald Milton Polmateer |align= right|174 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row | Liberal |Brent St. Denis |align= right|14,276 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row | New Democratic Party |Carol Hughes |align= right|11,051 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row | Conservative |Blaine Armstrong |align= right|8,093 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row | Green |Lindsay Killen |align= right|1,449 Template:End