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Thunder Bay - Superior North
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226/226 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Bruce Hyer | 18,303 | 49.84 |
Elected |
| CON | Richard Harvey | 10,932 | 29.77 |
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| LIB | Yves Fricot | 6,107 | 16.63 |
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| GRN | Scot Kyle | 1,115 | 3.04 |
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| MP | Denis A. Carrière | 266 | 0.72 |
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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 northern Ontario riding skirts the north shore of Lake Superior from Thunder Bay to Marathon and runs north to the Albany River. The riding includes the part of the city of Thunder Bay south of Pole Line Road, Thunder Bay Expressway and Main Street.
The communities of Nipigon, Geraldton and Terrace Bay, as well as several First Nations reserves, are in the riding.
The riding of Thunder Bay-Nipigon was established in 1976 from portions of Port Arthur and Thunder Bay ridings. In 1996, boundaries were redrawn, taking in part of Cochrane-Superior. The name changed to Thunder Bay-Superior North in 1998. In 2004, part of Thunder Bay-Atikokan riding was added in the west.
Population: 82,589 (2006 census; a decrease of 1.3% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, New Democrat Bruce Hyer defeated Liberal Don McArthur by 3,097 votes. McArthur was attempting to hold the seat vacated by Liberal Joe Comuzzi, who retired in 2008. The 2006 and 2004 election were similar in their outcomes, with Comuzzi beating Hyer. Comuzzi served six terms in office.
In December 2003, then prime minister Paul Martin appointed Comuzzi minister in charge of federal economic development initiatives for northern Ontario. He had won three terms in the former riding of Thunder Bay-Nipigon.
From 1935 to 1957, the MP for Thunder Bay-Nipigon was C.D. Howe, the Mackenzie King-era "minister of everything" who helped create the CBC and directed Canada's wartime munitions production and post-war reconstruction. In 1957, Howe lost to a school teacher, Doug Fisher of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, who held the riding until 1965, through the birth of the New Democratic Party of Canada in 1961.
Liberal Bob Andras, who was minister of state for urban affairs, minister of consumer and corporate affairs, minister of manpower and immigration and president of the Treasury Board, was MP from 1965 to 1979.
Liberal Jack Masters won in 1980. In 1984, he was defeated by New Democrat Ernie Epp.
Port Arthur:
- 1935-53 inclusive - LIB
- 1957-63 inclusive - CCF/NDP
- 1965-74 inclusive - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 46.22% (37,645) |
| French | 20.00% (16,290) |
| Aboriginal | 12.43% (10,125) |
| American | 0.77% (625) |
| Canadian | 20.90% (17,025) |
| Caribbean | 0.29% (235) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.28% (225) |
| Western European | 12.81% (10,430) |
| Northern European | 21.03% (17,125) |
| Eastern European | 19.04% (15,510) |
| S European | 14.81% (12,065) |
| Other European | 0.42% (345) |
| Scandinavian | 8.98% (7,315) |
| Baltic | 0.49% (400) |
| Czech/Slovak | 1.87% (1,525) |
| African | 0.40% (325) |
| Arab | 0.21% (170) |
| Maghrebi | 0.02% (20) |
| West Asia | 0.11% (90) |
| South Asia | 0.42% (340) |
| East/SE Asia | 1.79% (1,455) |
| Oceania | 0.09% (70) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.01% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 81,450 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 81% (65,515) |
| French | 5% (3,990) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (60) |
| 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% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 1% (800) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (110) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 3% (2,545) |
| Portuguese | 0% (315) |
| Romanian | 0% (35) |
| Spanish | 0% (175) |
| Danish | 0% (75) |
| Dutch | 0% (225) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (10) |
| German | 1% (690) |
| Norwegian | 0% (25) |
| Swedish | 0% (60) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (10) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (10) |
| Croatian | 0% (285) |
| Czech | 0% (25) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 1% (860) |
| Russian | 0% (50) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (55) |
| Slovenian | 0% (100) |
| Ukrainian | 1% (515) |
| Latvian | 0% (10) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (45) |
| Estonian | 0% (35) |
| Finnish | 4% (2,830) |
| Hungarian | 0% (65) |
| Greek | 0% (75) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (10) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (50) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (40) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (10) |
| Gujarati | 0% (0) |
| Hindi | 0% (15) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (15) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (25) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (30) |
| Malayalam | 0% (10) |
| Tamil | 0% (25) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (20) |
| Korean | 0% (30) |
| Cantonese | 0% (105) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (280) |
| Mandarin | 0% (60) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (140) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (10) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (45) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (40) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 80,770 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 3.12 |
| Mining | 0.33 |
| Utilities | 0.64 |
| Construction | 6.97 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 6.81 |
| Retail | 9.84 |
| Transport | 5.56 |
| Info Culture | 1.79 |
| Finance Insurance | 3.54 |
| Real Estate | 1.72 |
| ProSciTech | 7.41 |
| Management | 0.24 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.81 |
| Education | 6.38 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 7.34 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.09 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.04 |
| Public Admin | 3.98 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 64,355 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 8.5%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 15.32%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 29.84%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $80,012
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 10%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 32.26%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
Denis A. Carrière | |
| Party: Marijuana Party Contact Information: 807-824-3146 | |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Thunder Bay-Superior North in 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008. |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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