Thunder Bay—Atikokan Ontario electoral district Legislature House of Commons District created 1976 District abolished 2003 First contested 1979 Last contested 2000
Thunder Bay—Atikokan was a federal electoral district in northwestern Ontario , Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2003 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007. The federal riding was created in 1976, from parts of Fort William and Thunder Bay ridings. It became a provincial riding in 1999.
It initially consisted of the part of the Territorial District of Rainy River east of the 4th Meridian , including the whole of the Township of Atikokan; and the southwest part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay, including the southern part of the city of Thunder Bay , Ontario .
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Thunder Bay—Rainy River and Thunder Bay—Superior North ridings.
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Election results [ ]
1979 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Paul McRae
11,921
34.9%
New Democratic
Iain Angus
11,667
34.1%
Progressive Conservative
Ken Moffatt
10,392
30.4%
Libertarian
Nora Ronis
92
0.3%
Communist
Walter E. Rogers
84
0.2%
Marxist–Leninist
Doris Stevens
29
0.1%
1980 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Paul McRae
13,234
39.2%
New Democratic
Iain Angus
13,150
39.0%
Progressive Conservative
Ken Moffat
7,225
21.4%
Libertarian
Nora Ronis
87
0.3%
Marxist–Leninist
Dianne Robinson
35
0.1%
1984 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
New Democratic
Iain Angus
14,715
41.5%
Progressive Conservative
Ken Boshcoff
12,040
34.0%
Liberal
Dale Willoughby
8,704
24.5%
1988 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
New Democratic
Iain Angus
13,132
35.9%
Liberal
Stan Dromisky
11,968
32.7%
Progressive Conservative
Ken Boshcoff
11,454
31.3%
Communist
Paul Pugh
75
0.2%
1993 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Stan Dromisky
19,947
57.4%
New Democratic
Iain Angus
6,555
18.9%
Reform
Colyne Gibbons
5,380
15.5%
Progressive Conservative
Tony Stehmann
2,836
8.2%
1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Stan Dromisky
14,287
42.7%
-14.7%
New Democratic
Jack Drewes
8,117
24.2%
+5.3%
Reform
Sandy Smith
5,642
16.8%
1.3%
Progressive Conservative
Rick Potter
5,443
16.3%
+8.1%
Total valid votes
33,489
100.0
Total rejected ballots
337
1.0%
Turnout
33,886
60.2%
Eligible voters
56,257
Liberal hold
Swing
2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Stan Dromisky
11,449
37.0%
-5.7%
Alliance
David Richard Leskowski
9,067
29.3%
+12.7%
New Democratic
Rick Baker
6,023
19.5%
-4.7%
Progressive Conservative
Ian M. Sinclair
3,652
11.8%
-4.5%
Green
Kristin Boyer
769
2.5%
-
Total valid votes
30,960
100.0
Total rejected ballots
154
0.5%
-0.5%
Turnout
31,114
55.7%
-4.5%
Eligible voters
55,889
Liberal hold
Swing
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Coordinates : 48°52′N 90°02′W / 48.86°N 90.04°W / 48.86; -90.04