Thunder Bay—Rainy River

Thunder Bay—Rainy River is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It first elected a member in the 2004 federal election.

It was created in 2003 from parts of Kenora—Rainy River and Thunder Bay—Atikokan ridings

It consists of the Territorial District of Rainy River, and the part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay lying south and west of a line drawn from the western limit of the territorial district east along the 6th Base Line, south along longitude 90o00( W, Dog River and the western shoreline of Dog Lake, west along the northern boundary of the Township of Fowler, south along its western boundary, and east along its southern boundary, south along the Kaministiquia River, east along the northern limit of the Township of Oliver Paipoonge, south along its eastern limit and along Pole Line Road, north along Thunder Bay Expressway (Highways 11 and 17), east along Harbour Expressway and Main Street to 110th Avenue, and due east to the eastern limit of the City of Thunder Bay, along that limit to the northeast corner of the Township of Neebing, and southeast to the US border.

1 Member of Parliament
2 Election results
3 See also
4 External links

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Kenora—Rainy River and Thunder Bay—Atikokan prior to 2003
38th	2004–2006	Ken Boshcoff	Liberal
39th	2006–2008	Ken Boshcoff	Liberal
40th	2008–2011	John Rafferty	New Democratic
41st	2011–present	John Rafferty	New Democratic

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	John Rafferty	18,085	48.7	+8.4	-
	Conservative	Maureen Comuzzi-Stehmann	10,097	27.2	+3.6	-
	Liberal	Ken Boshcoff	8,067	21.7	-10.6	-
	Green	Ed Shields	909	2.4	-1.4	-
Total valid votes/Expense limit			37,158	100.0
Total rejected ballots			130	0.3
Turnout			37,288	60.1
Eligible voters			62,018

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	John Rafferty	14,478	40.3	+6.9	$80,937
	Liberal	Ken Boshcoff	11,589	32.3	-2.8	$63,482
	Conservative	Richard Neumann	8,466	23.6	-3.6	$44,136
	Green	Russ Aegard	1,377	3.8	+0.7	$1,292
Total valid votes/Expense limit			35,910	100.0		$93,852

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ken Boshcoff	13,525	35.1	-4.3
	New Democrat	John Rafferty	12,862	33.4	+3.7
	Conservative	David Leskowski	10,485	27.2	+0.9
	Green	Russ Aegard	1,189	3.1	+0.7
	Marijuana	Doug MacKay	424	1.1	-0.4
Total valid votes			38,485	100.0

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Ken Boshcoff	14,290	39.4
	New Democrat	John Rafferty	10,781	29.7
	Conservative	David Leskowski	9,559	26.3
	Green	Russ Aegard	856	2.4
	Marijuana	Doug Thompson	547	1.5
	Christian Heritage	Johannes Scheibler	267	0.7
Total valid votes			36,300	100.0

External links

Federal ridings in Northern Ontario

New Democratic	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing • Nickel Belt • Sudbury • Thunder Bay—Rainy River • Thunder Bay—Superior North • Timmins—James Bay

Conservative	Kenora • Nipissing—Timiskaming • Parry Sound—Muskoka • Sault Ste. Marie

Federal ridings in Ontario

Central Ontario	Barrie · Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound · Dufferin—Caledon · Durham · Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock · Newmarket—Aurora · Northumberland—Quinte West · Peterborough · Simcoe—Grey · Simcoe North · York—Simcoe

Eastern Ontario	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell · Kingston and the Islands · Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington · Leeds—Grenville · Prince Edward—Hastings · Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke · Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Toronto (S Durham & York, Suburbs, Downtown, Brampton & Mississauga)	Ajax—Pickering · Beaches—East York · Bramalea—Gore—Malton · Brampton—Springdale · Brampton West · Davenport · Don Valley East · Don Valley West · Eglinton—Lawrence · Etobicoke Centre · Etobicoke—Lakeshore · Etobicoke North · Markham—Unionville · Mississauga—Brampton South · Mississauga East—Cooksville · Mississauga—Erindale · Mississauga South · Mississauga—Streetsville · Oak Ridges—Markham · Oshawa · Parkdale—High Park · Pickering—Scarborough East · Richmond Hill · St. Paul's · Scarborough—Agincourt · Scarborough Centre · Scarborough—Guildwood · Scarborough—Rouge River · Scarborough Southwest · Thornhill · Toronto Centre · Toronto—Danforth · Trinity—Spadina · Vaughan · Whitby—Oshawa · Willowdale · York Centre · York South—Weston · York West

Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale · Burlington · Halton · Hamilton Centre · Hamilton East—Stoney Creek · Hamilton Mountain · Niagara Falls · Niagara West—Glanbrook · Oakville · St. Catharines · Welland

Midwestern Ontario	Brant · Cambridge · Guelph · Haldimand—Norfolk · Huron—Bruce · Kitchener Centre · Kitchener—Conestoga · Kitchener—Waterloo · Oxford · Perth—Wellington · Wellington—Halton Hills

Northern Ontario	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing · Kenora · Nickel Belt · Nipissing—Timiskaming · Parry Sound—Muskoka · Sault Ste. Marie · Sudbury · Thunder Bay—Rainy River · Thunder Bay—Superior North · Timmins—James Bay

Southwestern Ontario	Chatham-Kent—Essex · Elgin—Middlesex—London · Essex · Lambton—Kent—Middlesex · London—Fanshawe · London North Centre · London West · Sarnia—Lambton · Windsor—Tecumseh · Windsor West

Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills · Nepean—Carleton · Ottawa Centre · Ottawa—Orléans · Ottawa South · Ottawa—Vanier · Ottawa West—Nepean

Thunder Bay—Rainy River

Contents

Member of Parliament

Election results

See also

External links