Kenora—Rainy River (provincial electoral district)

Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Kenora—Rainy River
province = Ontario


caption = Kenora—Rainy River in relation to other electoral districts
prov-status = active
prov-created = 1999
prov-abolished =
prov-election-first = 1999
prov-election-last = 2007
prov-rep = Howard Hampton
prov-rep-link =
prov-rep-party = NDP
prov-rep-party-link = Ontario New Democratic Party
demo-census-date = 2001
demo-pop = 78758
demo-electors = 44755
demo-electors-date = 2007
demo-area = 336783
demo-cd = Kenora, Rainy River
demo-csd = Chapple, Dryden, Emo, Fort Frances, Kenora, Rainy River, Sioux Lookout:"For the current federal electoral district, see Kenora—Rainy River"

Kenora—Rainy River is a provincial electoral district (riding) in northwestern Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. It was created from Kenora, most of Rainy River and part of Lake Nipigon. The boundaries of the new district corresponded with the Kenora—Rainy River federal riding, until it was abolished in 2003. The provincial riding will continue to exist.

The riding is represented by Howard Hampton, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party. The riding includes the western three quarters of Kenora District, the western three quarters of the Rainy River District and the northwest corner of the Thunder Bay District.

History

In 1996, Ontario was divided into the same electoral districts as those used for federal electoral purposes. They were redistributed whenever a readjustment took place at the federal level.

In 2005, legislation was passed by the Legislature to divide Ontario into 107 electoral districts, beginning with the next provincial election in 2007. The eleven northern electoral districts, including Kenora—Rainy River, are those defined for federal purposes in 1996, based on the 1991 census (except for a minor boundary adjustment). The 96 southern electoral districts are those defined for federal electoral purposes in 2003, based on the 2001 census. Without this legislation, the number of electoral districts in northern Ontario would have been reduced from eleven to ten. [ [http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/en/new_electoral_boundaries_en.shtml Elections Ontario web site, “New Electoral Boundaries”] ]

Election results

Election box begin | title=Ontario general election, 2007
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Howard Hampton
align="right"|14,381
align="right"|60.76
align="right"|0.7
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Mike Wood
align="right"|5,750
align="right"|24.29
align="right"|-1.6
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Penny Lucas
align="right"|2,767
align="right"|11.69
align="right"|-1.1
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Jo Jo Holiday
align="right"|771
align="right"|3.26
align="right"|2.1

{| class="wikitable"
- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan="6"|Ontario general election, 2003
- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party! style="width: 170px"|Candidate! style="width: 40px"|Votes! style="width: 40px"|%! style="width: 40px"|+/-
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style="width: 185px"|New Democrat
Howard Hampton
align=right|15,666
align=right|60.1
align=right| +15.4
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style="width: 185px"| Liberal
Geoff McClain
align=right|6,746
align=right|25.9
align=right| -9.2

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style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative
Cathe Hoszowski
align=right|3,343
align=right|12.8
align=right| -4.4
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style="width: 185px"|Green
Dan King
align=right|305
align=right|1.2
align=right| -

{| class="wikitable"
- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan="6"|Ontario general election, 1999
- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party! style="width: 170px"|Candidate! style="width: 40px"|Votes! style="width: 40px"|%! style="width: 40px"|+/-
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style="width: 185px"|New Democrat
Howard Hampton
align=right|14,269
align=right|44.7
align=right
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style="width: 185px"| Liberal
Frank Miclash
align=right|11,209
align=right|35.1
align=right

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style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative
Lynn Beyak
align=right|5,483
align=right|17.2
align=right|
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style="width: 185px"|Independent
Richard Bruyere
align=right|934
align=right|2.9
align=right

Notes

External links

* Elections Ontario
** [http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/results/1999_results/stat_summary.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&
]
** [http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/results/2003_results/stat_summary.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&
]
** [http://www3.elections.on.ca/internetapp/RealTimeED.aspx?channel_id={923146e7-4d81-42a8-99f0-e61f5ab50387}&EDID=35&lang=en-ca 2007 results]