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Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
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| Established | June 28, 2004 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modified | Campari_007 November 01, 2020 05:03pm |
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This Northern Ontario riding spreads the smallest population in the province over the third-largest land area. There are only 82,340 people in the riding, of whom 32 per cent are francophone and seven per cent are aboriginal.
Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing stretches from Manitoulin Island in the south to north of Manitouwadge, Hearts and Kapuskasing in the Cochrane district; from Lake Superior in the west to the Nickel Belt and Sudbury ridings in the east. The largest communities are Elliot Lake, Blind River, Spanish River and Espanola.
The riding's economic base is rooted in the service sector, with only three per cent of income now coming from traditional industries such as forestry and fishing. The average household income is $55,347 and unemployment is well above the national average at more than 11 per cent.
Algoma riding was established in 1867, and divided into Algoma East and Algoma West in 1903. In 1966, Algoma was re-established. The lines were redrawn in 1996, adding the Timmins-Chapleau and Cochrane-Superior areas to the north. In the 2004 redistribution, parts of the Timmins-James Bay and Nickel Belt ridings were added in the north and east.
Population: 82,340
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