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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154/154 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Greg Rickford | 11,566 | 46.85 |
Elected |
| NDP | Tania Cameron | 6,955 | 28.18 |
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| LIB | Roger Valley | 5,381 | 21.80 |
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| GRN | Mike Schwindt | 637 | 2.58 |
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| IND | Kelvin Chicago-Boucher | 146 | 0.59 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This northwestern Ontario riding has the smallest riding population in the province and one of the largest land areas. It stretches from the Ontario-Manitoba border in the west and the U.S. border in the southwest to the western shores of Hudson Bay and the Nunavut border in the north. The riding contains part of Kenora and Thunder Bay territorial districts. Major centres include Kenora, Dryden, Pickle Lake and Sioux Narrows.
The riding of Kenora-Rainy River was established in 1924. In 2004, the riding was renamed Kenora after the southern boundary was adjusted to put Rainy River and Fort Frances in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding.
Population: 64,291 (2006 census; an increase of 6.1% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, Conservative Greg Rickford beat incumbent Liberal Roger Valley by 1,967 votes. In 2006, Valley beat Conservative Bill Brown, winning by 1,503 votes.
Valley was also the winner in 2004, when he earned 36 per cent of the vote, enough to beat the NDP's Susan Barclay with 32 per cent.
Liberal Bob Nault served four terms in Kenora-Rainy River from 1988 to 2004. Nault was minister of Indian affairs and northern development under Jean Chrétien. Kenora-Rainy River has elected Liberals or Liberal-Labour candidates almost exclusively since 1925, though New Democrat John Parry served one term after the 1984 election.
The riding has had two long-serving MPs who were Liberal-Labour candidates for part of their career: William Benedickson, who was in office from 1945-65, and John Reid, who held office from 1965-80.
Kenora-Rainy River:
- 1925-45 inclusive - LIB
- 1949-63 inclusive - LIB.LAB.
- 1965 - LIB
- 1968 - LIB.LAB.
- 1972 -80 inclusive - LIB
- 1984 - NDP
- 1988 - 2000 inclusive - LIB
Kenora:
- 2004, 2006 – LIB
- 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 35.06% (22,395) |
| French | 13.73% (8,770) |
| Aboriginal | 42.44% (27,105) |
| American | 0.70% (450) |
| Canadian | 17.51% (11,185) |
| Caribbean | 0.05% (35) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.22% (140) |
| Western European | 14.05% (8,975) |
| Northern European | 9.57% (6,110) |
| Eastern European | 12.32% (7,870) |
| S European | 3.54% (2,260) |
| Other European | 0.13% (80) |
| Scandinavian | 8.29% (5,295) |
| Baltic | 0.21% (135) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.59% (375) |
| African | 0.23% (145) |
| Arab | 0.10% (65) |
| Maghrebi | 0.00% (0) |
| West Asia | 0.02% (15) |
| South Asia | 0.16% (105) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.45% (285) |
| Oceania | 0.08% (50) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 63,870 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 74% (46,690) |
| French | 2% (1,455) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (10) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (300) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (10) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 10% (6,440) |
| Oji-Cree | 9% (5,850) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (255) |
| Portuguese | 0% (155) |
| Romanian | 0% (20) |
| Spanish | 0% (75) |
| Danish | 0% (10) |
| Dutch | 0% (100) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (10) |
| German | 1% (855) |
| Norwegian | 0% (15) |
| Swedish | 0% (60) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (10) |
| Czech | 0% (35) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (225) |
| Russian | 0% (0) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (10) |
| Ukrainian | 1% (425) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (10) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (90) |
| Hungarian | 0% (35) |
| Greek | 0% (0) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (10) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (55) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (40) |
| Gujarati | 0% (25) |
| Hindi | 0% (0) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (0) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (0) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (0) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (0) |
| Korean | 0% (10) |
| Cantonese | 0% (15) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (25) |
| Mandarin | 0% (0) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (10) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (45) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 63,490 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.53 |
| Mining | 0.11 |
| Utilities | 0.42 |
| Construction | 5.55 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 4.80 |
| Retail | 12.19 |
| Transport | 5.61 |
| Info Culture | 1.59 |
| Finance Insurance | 4.81 |
| Real Estate | 1.57 |
| ProSciTech | 4.38 |
| Management | 0.04 |
| Waste/Remediation | 5.65 |
| Education | 4.68 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 11.17 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.16 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.49 |
| Public Admin | 2.87 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 58,005 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 8.8%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 11.05%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 22.37%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $71,821
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 4%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 23.37%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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NDP – Tania Cameron Greg Rickford | |
 | Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: 807-468-3247 100 Main St. Kenora, Ont. P9N 1S9 |
| Age: | 43 |
| Birthplace: | Paris, Ont, |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Education: | Bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Victoria, MBA from Laval University in Quebec City. Degrees in common and civil law from McGill University. Also attended the University of Arizona as part of his legal studies. |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Elected in Kenora in 2008 |
Mike Schwindt | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 807-216-1226 PO Box 95 Poplar Hill, Ont. P0V 3E0 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Profession: | Teacher |
Kelvin Chicago-Boucher | |
| Party: Independent Contact Information: | |
| Age: | 46 |
| Children: | Two |
Roger Valley | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 807-223-5328 Campaign headquarters - Dryden 38 King St. Dryden, Ont. P8N 1B3 |
| Age: | 54 |
| Birthplace: | Dryden, Ont. |
| Marital Status: | Married to Carole |
| Children: | Three - Sheena, Megan and Cody |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
| Education: | |
| Political Career: | MUNICIPAL: 1991-2000 - Municipal councillor then mayor of Dryden. FEDERAL: Elected in Kenora in 2004, 2006; defeated in 2008. |
Tania Cameron | |
 | Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: 807-467-8738 101 Chipman St. P9N 1V7 |
| Age: | Born 1974 |
| Birthplace: | Winnipeg |
| Marital Status: | Married to Tom |
| Children: | Three |
| Profession: | Aboriginal activist |
| Education: | Graduate of Children of the Earth High School in Winnipeg. Aboriginal self-government administration diploma from Red River College |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Kenora in 2008. |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | 167 | 0 | 167 | 39.62 |
| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
| BQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.05 |
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