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Algoma (also known as Algoma—Manitoulin) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904 and from 1968 to 2004.
[edit] History
The district was created in the British North America Act and consisted of the Provisional Judicial District of Algoma. In 1882, the district consisted of the area between the Provisional Thunder Bay District and the Province of Manitoba. In 1892, it consisted of all areas of Ontario west of the Nipissing electoral district, and also included Manitoulin Island and the islands around it. The district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed into Algoma East and Algoma West ridings.
A new Algoma district was created from Algoma East and Algoma West in 1966. It consisted of most of Algoma District except the extreme north and northwestern portions, and Sault Ste. Marie. It also included Manitoulin Island, nearyby islands, and the southwestern corner of Sudbury. In 1976, the district was expanded to the north, and to include the suburbs of Sault Ste. Marie, Whitefish River Indian Reserve, and more of the southwestern part of Sudbury District.
In 1987, it was expanded to include part of the city of Sault Ste. Marie, the part of Rankin Indian Reserve within city limits, more of western Sudbury District, all of Manitoulin District, and much of southcentral Sudbury District. There were also some boundary changes in the north part of the Algoma district.
In 1996, the district consisted of all of Algoma District except Sault Ste. Marie, the northwestern corner and the southwestern corner of Sudbury District, Manitoulin District, and the southeastern corner of Thunder Bay District.
In 1997, the name of the district was changed to Algoma-Manitoulin.
The riding was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, Nickel Belt and Sault Ste. Marie ridings.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson, Conservative (1867-1871)
- Frederick William Cumberland, Conservative (1871-1872)
- John Beverley Robinson, Conservative (1872-1874)
- Edward Borron, Liberal (1874-1878)
- Simon James Dawson, Conservative (1878-1891)
- George H. MacDonell, Conservative (1891-1896)
- A.E. Dyment, Liberal (1896-1904)
- Maurice Foster, Liberal (1968-1993)
- Brent St. Denis, Liberal (1993-2004)
[edit] Election results
[edit] Algoma, 1867 - 1904
On Mr. Simpson's resignation to become Indian Commissioner for the North:
| By-election on 30 June 1871 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Conservative |
CUMBERLAND, Frederick William |
acclaimed |
[edit] Algoma, 1968 - 1997
| Canadian federal election, 1993 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
ST. DENIS, Brent |
18,218 |
| |
Reform |
LEFFLER, Ken |
6,623 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
MAIR, David |
3,614 |
| |
New Democrat |
BROAD, Gayle Erma |
2,695 |
| |
Natural Law |
BRÉGAINT, Bernard |
235 |
[edit] Algoma—Manitoulin, 1997 - 2004
| Canadian federal election, 2000 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
ST. DENIS, Brent |
15,000 |
| |
Canadian Alliance |
SWAIN, Ron |
8,992 |
| |
New Democrat |
BUCK, Grant |
4,326 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
LAPHAM, Dale |
2,269 |
| |
Green |
JABLANCZY, Alexander |
428 |
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