Sault Ste. Marie (electoral district)

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Sault Ste. Marie
 Canadian Federal electoral district  

Sault Ste. Marie in relation to the other Ontario ridings
Member of Parliament       Tony Martin
New Democrat
Population (2001) 88 419
Electors (2006) 68 537
Area (km²) 7355
Pop. density (per km²) 12.02
Riding created 1966, from Algoma West
Census divisions Algoma District
Subdivisions Cities:
Sault Ste. Marie
Towns:
Bruce Mines
Villages:
Hilton Beach
Townships:
Hilton, Jocelyn, Johnson, Laird, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Plummer Additional, Prince, St. Joseph, Unorganized Algoma, North (part)
First Nations reserves
Garden River 14, Goulais Bay 15A, Rankin Location 15D
This article is about the federal electoral district of Sault Ste. Marie. For information about the provincial electoral district, see Sault Ste. Marie (provincial electoral district).

Sault Ste. Marie is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.

In 2004, due to population changes in boundary distribution, the riding expanded significantly to include a significant portion of the Algoma District, from Bruce Mines and St. Joseph Island in the east to the Montreal River in the north.

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[edit] Federal electoral district

The federal riding was created in 1966 from parts of Algoma West riding. For most of its history, the riding included only the city of Sault Ste. Marie and some immediately surrounding communities.

It consisted initially of the City of Sault Ste. Marie and the Township of Prince. In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Sault Ste. Marie east of Allen's Side Road and south of the Second Line.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Sault Ste. Marie lying south of Third Line and the part of Rankin Location 15D lying within the city limits.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the City of Sault Ste. Marie.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described below.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Algoma West prior to 1968
28th 1968-1972     Terrence Murphy Liberal
29th 1972-1974     Cyril Symes New Democrat
30th 1974-1979
31st 1979-1980
32nd 1980-1984     Ron Irwin Liberal
33rd 1984-1988     James Kelleher Progressive Conservative
34th 1988-1993     Steve Butland New Democrat
35th 1993-1997     Ron Irwin Liberal
36th 1997-2000     Carmen Provenzano Liberal
37th 2000-2004
38th 2004-2006     Tony Martin New Democrat
39th 2006-

[edit] Geography

The Sault Ste. Marie riding includes St. Joseph Island, Michipicoten Island, North and South Sandy Islands, Batchawana Island, Ile Parisienne and Campement d'Ours Island

Communities include:

According to Elections Canada, the geographic boundaries of this riding as of the 39th General Election are:

"Consisting of that part of the Territorial District of Algoma lying westerly and southerly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the international boundary between Canada and the United States of America with the southeast corner of the Township of Plummer Additional; thence northerly and westerly along the easterly and northerly limits of said township to the southwest corner of the geographic Township of Galbraith; thence northerly along the westerly boundary of the geographic townships of Galbraith, Morin, Kane, Hurlburt, Jollineau, Menard, Pine, Hoffman and Butcher to the southerly limit of the Territorial District of Sudbury; thence westerly and northerly along the southerly and westerly limits of said territorial district to the Montreal River; thence generally westerly along said river to the northerly boundary of the geographic Township of Home; thence westerly along the northerly boundary of the geographic townships of Home and Peever to the northern shore of Lake Superior; thence S 45°00' W to the international boundary between Canada and the United States of America."

See the map of Sault Ste. Marie riding.

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Residence Votes % ±% Expenditures
     New Democrat Tony Martin Sault Ste. Marie 17,979 38.9 +0.6 $67 448.13
     Liberal Christian Provenzano Sault Ste. Marie 15,825 34.2 -2.4 $69 802.96
     Conservative Kenneth Walker Sault Ste. Marie 11,099 24.0 +0.9 $67 368.69
     Green Mark Viitala Holland Landing 1,056 2.3 +0.4 $1452.60
     First Peoples Guy Dumas Sault Ste. Marie 225 0.5 +0.5 $871.20
     Marxist-Leninist Mike Taffarel Sault Ste. Marie 59 0.1 -0.1 $184.15
Total valid votes 46 243 100.0%
Total rejected ballots 192 1.65% +0.59%
Turnout 46 435 67.8%


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democrat Tony Martin 16,512 38.3
     Liberal Carmen Provenzano 15,760 36.6
     Conservative Cameron Ross 9,969 23.1
     Green Julie Emmerson 814 1.9
     Marxist-Leninist Mike Taffarel 67 0.2
Total 47,898


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Carmen Provenzano 18,867
     New Democrat Bud Wildman 9,202
     Canadian Alliance David Ronald Rose 7,006
     Progressive Conservative Doug Lawson 1,168
     Green Kathie Brosemer 776
     Canadian Action Martin Bruce Odber 128


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Carmen Provenzano 16,871
     New Democrat Phyllis Dietrich 10,283
     Reform David Rose 7,536
     Progressive Conservative Doug Lawson 3,010
     Natural Law Colleen Hibbs 219


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Ron Irwin 21,407
     New Democrat Steve Butland 8,970
     Reform Paul Mathewson 6,566
     Progressive Conservative Gerry Nori 3,152
     National Henry A. Roess 209
     Natural Law Chris Evans 155


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     New Democrat Steve Butland 14,595
     Progressive Conservative Jim Kelleher 13,533
     Liberal Joe Sniezek 13,237


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jim Kelleher 13,135
     New Democrat Karl Morin-Strom 10,726
     Liberal Ron Irwin 9,972
     Commonwealth Charles L. Rooney 198


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Ron Irwin 15,449
     New Democrat Cyril Symes 12,542
     Progressive Conservative Penny Hanson 4,161
     Marxist-Leninist Mike Taffarel 59


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     New Democrat Cyril Symes 12,089
     Liberal Terry Murphy 11,574
     Progressive Conservative Gord Cunningham 8,668
     Communist Richard Orlandini 79
     Marxist-Leninist Mike Taffarel 38


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     New Democrat Cyril Symes 19,044
     Liberal Alex Sinclair 15,490
     Progressive Conservative Bob de Fazio 3,098
     Communist Gerrit van Houten 76


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     New Democrat Cyril Symes 12,903
     Liberal C. Terrence Murphy 12,639
     Progressive Conservative L.B. Lou Lukenda 9,603


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal C. Terrence Murphy 12,527
     Progressive Conservative Russ Ramsay 11,529
     New Democrat Anne Valentine 7,297
     Independent George Skov 102

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal Ridings in Northern Ontario
Liberal

Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing | Kenora | Nickel Belt | Nipissing—Timiskaming | Sudbury | Thunder Bay—Rainy River
New Democratic

Sault Ste. Marie | Timmins—James Bay
Conservative

Parry Sound—Muskoka
Independent

Thunder Bay—Superior North*

* Thunder Bay—Superior North MP Joe Comuzzi was ousted from the Liberal Party and now sits as an independent.
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