Thunder Bay—Superior North (provincial electoral district)

Thunder Bay—Superior North
Ontario electoral district

Thunder Bay—Superior North in relation to the other northern Ontario electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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Michael Gravelle
Liberal

District created 1999
First contested 1999
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2001) 75,237
Electors (2011) 51,421
Area (km²) 80,619
Pop. density (per km²) 0.93
Census divisions Thunder Bay District
Census subdivisions Thunder Bay
For the current federal electoral district, see Thunder Bay—Superior North

Thunder Bay—Superior North is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

The district is in the northwestern part of the province of Ontario.

It consists of the eastern part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay including the northern part of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario.

The current Member of Provincial Parliament for this riding is Michael Gravelle from the Ontario Liberal Party.

Geography

Thunder Bay—Superior North consists of the part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay

History

The district was created from Port Arthur and Lake Nipigon in 1999 when Ontario was divided into the same electoral districts as those used for federal electoral purposes. They were redistributed whenever a readjustment took place at the federal level.

In 2005, legislation was passed by the Legislature to divide Ontario into 107 electoral districts, beginning with the next provincial election in 2007. The eleven northern electoral districts are those defined for federal purposes in 1996, based on the 1991 census (except for a minor boundary adjustment). The 96 southern electoral districts are those defined for federal electoral purposes in 2003, based on the 2001 census. Without this legislation, the number of electoral districts in northern Ontario would have been reduced from eleven to ten.[1]

Members

Thunder Bay—Superior North
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Port Arthur and Lake Nipigon
37th  1999–2003     Michael Gravelle Liberal
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–Present

Election results

Ontario general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMichael Gravelle 15,503 56.00 +11.00
New DemocraticAndrew Foulds 8,144 29.42 -5.43
Progressive ConservativeDerek Parks 1,985 7.17 -10.34
GreenJoseph LeBlanc 993 3.59 +1.47
LibertarianTamara Johnson 922 3.33 +2.82
Northern Ontario HeritagePaul Sloan 136 0.49
Total valid votes 27,683100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2620.94
Turnout 27,94550.41
Eligible voters 55,436
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMichael Gravelle 11,765 45.00 -1.78
New DemocraticSteve Mantis 9,111 34.85 -3.41
Progressive ConservativeAnthony LeBlanc 4,578 17.51 +8.11
GreenScot Kyle 555 2.12 -3.43
LibertarianTony Gallo 133 0.51  
Total valid votes 26,142100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 970.37
Turnout 26,23948.20
Eligible voters 54,443
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMichael Gravelle 13,373 46.78 -25.28
New DemocraticJim Foulds 10,938 38.26 +23.32
Progressive ConservativeScott Hobbs 2,688 9.40 -0.16
GreenDawn Kannegiesser 1,586 5.55 +2.11
Total valid votes 28,585 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1690.59
Turnout 28,75453.91
Eligible voters 53,341
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMichael Gravelle 21,938 72.45 +11.55
New DemocraticBonnie Satten 4,548 15.02 -3.53
Progressive ConservativeBrent Sylvester 2,912 9.62 -8.36
GreenCarl Rose 882 2.91 +1.70
Total valid votes 30,280 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1600.53
Turnout 30,44055.60
Eligible voters 54,753
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMichael Gravelle 19,249 60.9 +11.98
New DemocraticNathalie Galesloot 5,864 18.55 -7.11
Progressive ConservativeEd Linkewich 5,683 17.98 -4.47
IndependentRobert Woito 431 1.36
GreenCarl Rose 382 1.21
Total valid votes 31,609 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2320.73
Turnout 31,84154.94
Eligible voters 57,961
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 18,643 67.7
Mixed member proportional 8,903 32.3
Total valid votes 27,546 100.0

Notes

  1. Elections Ontario web site, “New Electoral Boundaries”
  2. Elections Ontario (2014). "General Election Results by District, 091 Thunder Bay-Superior North". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Thunder Bay—Superior North" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. Elections Ontario (2007). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Thunder Bay—Superior North" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. Elections Ontario (2003). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Thunder Bay—Superior North". Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  6. Elections Ontario (1999). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Thunder Bay—Superior North". Retrieved 1 June 2014.

Sources

Coordinates: 49°50′N 88°52′W / 49.84°N 88.86°W / 49.84; -88.86

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