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| Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Electoral district | |
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| MP | Brent St. Denis (2004-) |
| Party | Liberal (2004-) |
| Province | Ontario |
| Census division(s) | Algoma, Cochrane, Manitloulin, Sudbury, Thunder Bay |
| Major Census subdivision(s) | Elliot Lake, Kapuskasing, Hearst, Espanola, Michipicoten, Manitouwadge, Blind River, Sables-Spanish Rivers, Chapleau, Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands |
| Federal district Created | 2003 |
Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing is the name of a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. Its population is 82,340. (2001)
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Demographics
Ethnic Groups: 84.3% White, 14.6% Native Canadian
Languages: 60.1% English, 32.1% French, 6.1% Other, 1.7% Multiple responses
Religions: 58.5% Catholic, 26.6% Protestant, 1.6% Other Christian, 10.2% No Affiliation
Average Income: $25,976
Geography
The district includes the eastern, northern and central parts of Algoma District, the extreme northwestern part and extreme southwestern part of Sudbury District, the extreme southeastern part of Thunder Bay District, all of Manitoulin District, and western Cochrane District along the Trans Canada highway. Large communities include Elliot Lake, Kapuskasing, Hearst, Espanola, Michipicoten, Manitouwadge, Blind River, Spanish-Sables Rivers, Chapleau, and Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands. The Area is 103,364 sq. km.
History
The electoral district was created in 2003, 71.7% from Algoma—Manitoulin, 28.3% from Timmins—James Bay and 0.0% from Nickel Belt.
The riding's current representative is Brent St. Denis of the Liberal Party of Canada, who had previously represented Algoma--Manitoulin.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Brent St. Denis | 14,276 | |||
| NDP | Carol Hughes | 11,051 | |||
| Conservative | Blaine Armstrong | 8,093 | |||
| Green | Lindsay Killen | 1,449 | |||