Thunder Bay—Atikokan
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For the current provincial electoral district, see Thunder Bay—Atikokan (provincial electoral district)
Thunder Bay—Atikokan was a federal electoral district
in northwestern Ontario
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1979 to 2003 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1999 to 2007. The federal riding was created in 1976, from parts of Fort William
and Thunder Bay
ridings. It became a provincial riding in 1999.
It initially consisted of the part of the Territorial District of Rainy River east of the 4th Meridian
, including the whole of the Township of Atikokan; and the southwest part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay, including the southern part of the city of Thunder Bay
, Ontario
.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Thunder Bay—Rainy River
and Thunder Bay—Superior North
ridings.
|Liberal
|MCRAE, Paul
|align="right"|11,921
|New Democratic Party
|ANGUS, Iain
|align="right"| 11,667
|Progressive Conservative
|MOFFATT, Ken
|align="right"|10,392
|Libertarian
|RONIS, Nora
|align="right"| 92
|Communist
|ROGERS, Walter E.
|align="right"| 84
|Marxist-Leninist
|STEVENS, Doris
|align="right"| 29
|}
|-
|Liberal
|MCRAE, Paul
|align="right"| 13,234
|New Democratic Party
|ANGUS, Iain
|align="right"|13,150
|Progressive Conservative
|MOFFAT, Ken
|align="right"| 7,225
|Libertarian
| RONIS, Nora
|align="right"| 87
|Marxist-Leninist
|ROBINSON, Dianne
|align="right"| 35
|}
|-
|New Democratic Party
|ANGUS, Iain
|align="right"| 14,715
|Progressive Conservative
|BOSHCOFF, Ken
|align="right"| 12,040
|Liberal
|WILLOUGHBY, Dale
|align="right"| 8,704
|}
|-
|New Democratic Party
|ANGUS, Iain
|align="right"|13,132
|Liberal
|DROMISKY, Stan
|align="right"|11,968
|Progressive Conservative
|BOSHCOFF, Ken
|align="right"|11,454
|Communist
|PUGH, Paul
|align="right"| 75
|}
|-
|Liberal
|DROMISKY, Stan
|align="right"| 19,947
|New Democratic Party
|ANGUS, Iain
|align="right"| 6,555
|Reform
|GIBBONS, Colyne
|align="right"|5,380
|Progressive Conservative
| STEHMANN, Tony
|align="right"| 2,836
|}
|-
|Liberal
|DROMISKY, Stan
|align="right"| 14,287
|New Democratic Party
|DREWES, Jack
|align="right"| 8,117
|Reform
|SMITH, Sandy
|align="right"| 5,642
|Progressive Conservative
|POTTER, Rick
|align="right"| 5,443
|}
|-
|Liberal
|DROMISKY, Stan
|align="right"| 11,449
|Canadian Alliance
|LESKOWSKI, David Richard
|align="right"| 9,067
|New Democratic Party
|BAKER, Rick
|align="right"| 6,023
|Progressive Conservative
|SINCLAIR, Ian M.
|align="right"|3,652
|Green
|BOYER, Kristin
|align="right"|769
|}
Thunder Bay—Atikokan (provincial electoral district)
Thunder Bay—Atikokan is a provincial electoral district in northwestern Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999....
Thunder Bay—Atikokan was a federal electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in northwestern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1979 to 2003 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1999 to 2007. The federal riding was created in 1976, from parts of Fort William
Fort William (electoral district)
Fort William was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
and Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay (electoral district)
Thunder Bay was a federal electoral district in the northwestern part of the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979....
ridings. It became a provincial riding in 1999.
It initially consisted of the part of the Territorial District of Rainy River east of the 4th Meridian
110th meridian west
The meridian 110° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
, including the whole of the Township of Atikokan; and the southwest part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay, including the southern part of the city of Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Thunder Bay—Rainy River is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...
and Thunder Bay—Superior North
Thunder Bay—Superior North
Thunder Bay—Superior North is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1976....
ridings.
Election results
|-|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|MCRAE, Paul
|align="right"|11,921
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|ANGUS, Iain
Iain Angus
Iain Francis Angus is a Canadian politician, who has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the Canadian House of Commons, as well as on Thunder Bay City Council....
|align="right"| 11,667
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|MOFFATT, Ken
|align="right"|10,392
|Libertarian
Libertarian Party of Canada
The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement across Canada.-History:...
|RONIS, Nora
|align="right"| 92
|Communist
Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
|ROGERS, Walter E.
|align="right"| 84
|Marxist-Leninist
Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)
The Communist Party of Canada is a Canadian federal Marxist–Leninist political party.The party is registered with Elections Canada as the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada...
|STEVENS, Doris
|align="right"| 29
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|MCRAE, Paul
|align="right"| 13,234
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|ANGUS, Iain
Iain Angus
Iain Francis Angus is a Canadian politician, who has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the Canadian House of Commons, as well as on Thunder Bay City Council....
|align="right"|13,150
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|MOFFAT, Ken
|align="right"| 7,225
|Libertarian
Libertarian Party of Canada
The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement across Canada.-History:...
| RONIS, Nora
|align="right"| 87
|Marxist-Leninist
Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)
The Communist Party of Canada is a Canadian federal Marxist–Leninist political party.The party is registered with Elections Canada as the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada...
|ROBINSON, Dianne
|align="right"| 35
|}
|-
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|ANGUS, Iain
Iain Angus
Iain Francis Angus is a Canadian politician, who has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the Canadian House of Commons, as well as on Thunder Bay City Council....
|align="right"| 14,715
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|BOSHCOFF, Ken
Ken Boshcoff
Ken Boshcoff is a Canadian politician. He was born in Fort William, Ontario. He served as mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario from 1997 to 2003, during which he established Thunder Bay as the "Martial Arts Capital of Canada". He also had a role in establishing the Northern Ontario School of Medicine,...
|align="right"| 12,040
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|WILLOUGHBY, Dale
|align="right"| 8,704
|}
|-
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|ANGUS, Iain
Iain Angus
Iain Francis Angus is a Canadian politician, who has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the Canadian House of Commons, as well as on Thunder Bay City Council....
|align="right"|13,132
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|DROMISKY, Stan
Stan Dromisky
Stanley Peter Dromisky was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004...
|align="right"|11,968
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|BOSHCOFF, Ken
Ken Boshcoff
Ken Boshcoff is a Canadian politician. He was born in Fort William, Ontario. He served as mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario from 1997 to 2003, during which he established Thunder Bay as the "Martial Arts Capital of Canada". He also had a role in establishing the Northern Ontario School of Medicine,...
|align="right"|11,454
|Communist
Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
|PUGH, Paul
|align="right"| 75
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|DROMISKY, Stan
Stan Dromisky
Stanley Peter Dromisky was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004...
|align="right"| 19,947
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|ANGUS, Iain
Iain Angus
Iain Francis Angus is a Canadian politician, who has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the Canadian House of Commons, as well as on Thunder Bay City Council....
|align="right"| 6,555
|Reform
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
|GIBBONS, Colyne
|align="right"|5,380
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
| STEHMANN, Tony
|align="right"| 2,836
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|DROMISKY, Stan
Stan Dromisky
Stanley Peter Dromisky was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004...
|align="right"| 14,287
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|DREWES, Jack
|align="right"| 8,117
|Reform
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
|SMITH, Sandy
|align="right"| 5,642
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|POTTER, Rick
|align="right"| 5,443
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|DROMISKY, Stan
Stan Dromisky
Stanley Peter Dromisky was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004...
|align="right"| 11,449
|Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
|LESKOWSKI, David Richard
|align="right"| 9,067
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|BAKER, Rick
|align="right"| 6,023
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|SINCLAIR, Ian M.
|align="right"|3,652
|Green
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
|BOYER, Kristin
|align="right"|769
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts