Mushkegowuk—James Bay (French: Mushkegowuk—Baie James) is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. This riding was created from the northern portion of Timmins—James Bay by the Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission in 2017.[1] The Legislative Assembly of Ontario approved the new riding on October 24, 2017.[2]
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 2017 | ||
First contested | 2018 | ||
Last contested | 2022 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 30,037 | ||
Electors (2018) | 17,435 | ||
Area (km²) | 254,894 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 0.12 | ||
Census division(s) | Cochrane District, Kenora District |
Unlike most Ontario provincial districts, Mushkegowuk—James Bay does not have the same boundaries as a federal district. As well, the riding, with a population of 30,037, is significantly smaller than the average Ontario district (with a population of 110,000) or the average Northern Ontario district (with a population of 76,000).[3] National Post columnist Josh Dehaas criticized of the new ridings of Mushkegowuk—James Bay and Kiiwetinoong as violating the principle of representation by population.[4]
Mushkegowuk—James Bay was originally to be named Mushkegowuk, but the name was changed to Mushkegowuk—James Bay by the legislature, which authorized further consultations over the riding's name by the Attorney General.[5] It is 27 per cent indigenous and 60 per cent francophone.[1] Indigenous leaders have criticized the new riding for not having a high enough percentage of indigenous people.[6]
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Riding created from Timmins—James Bay | ||||
42nd | 2018–2022 | Guy Bourgouin | New Democratic | |
43rd | 2022–present |
2022 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Guy Bourgouin | 3,423 | 47.18 | -4.59 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Eric Côté | 2,594 | 35.75 | +5.76 | ||||
Liberal | Matthew Pronovost | 852 | 11.74 | -2.55 | ||||
New Blue | Michael Buckley | 222 | 3.08 | — | ||||
Green | Catherine Jones | 141 | 1.94 | +0.15 | ||||
Confederation of Regions | Fauzia Sadiq | 23 | 0.32 | +0.18 | ||||
Total valid votes | 7,255 | |||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 28 | 0.38 | ||||||
Turnout | 7,283 | 39.55 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 18,416 | |||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | -5.21 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | Guy Bourgouin | 4,827 | 51.77 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | André Robichaud | 2,795 | 29.98 | |||||
Liberal | Gaëtan Baillargeon | 1,332 | 14.29 | |||||
Green | Sarah Hutchinson | 164 | 1.79 | |||||
Northern Ontario | Jacques Joseph Ouellette | 152 | 1.63 | |||||
Libertarian | Vanda Marshall | 38 | 0.41 | |||||
Confederation of Regions | Fauzia Sadiq | 13 | 0.14 | |||||
Total valid votes | 9,324 | 100.0 | ||||||
Turnout | 56.2 | |||||||
Eligible voters | 16,598 | |||||||
New Democratic pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[8] |
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