Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing (Ontario) 8/338

Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing (Ontario)

Today we're back with another Ontario riding, Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing!

Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing as a riding has existed since 2003, getting territory from Algoma—Manitoulin and Timmins-James Bay. The largest municipalities are Elliot Lake (10,741 as of 2016), Kapuskasing (8,292 as of 2016), and Hearst (5,070 as of 2016). It is the 3rd largest riding in Ontario by area at 100,103 square kilometres. Fun fact: Academy Award winning director James Cameron is from the namesake Kapuskasing!

Politically, the riding (and equivalent ridings) had been held by the Liberals for *checks notes* 73 YEARS?? Another astonishing thing about the riding is that it had been represented by six MP's, one of those being the 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Lester B. Pearson. However, the Liberals lost the seat in 2008 to the NDP. The seat is currently held by NDP MP Carol Hughes.

On a regional level, the votes are very spread out and diverse. In the area immediately south of Sault Ste. Marie, there is a very heavy Conservative presence, in the community of Hearst there is a strong Liberal presence, but the NDP victory gets handed to them with their strong presence in Kapuskasing and Elliot Lake, as well as the rural regions of the riding. In 2019, the riding was 61/121 in Ontario and 145/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 6.4/10 - The riding does include the Algoma and Manitoulin Districts as well as the town of Kapuskasing, but I wish they stuck with Algoma-Manitoulin, and even that is too much for me. 

Shape: 4.8/10 - I know it's for population density, but I really don't like ridings within ridings so I have an issue with the Sault Ste. Marie portion as well as basically the entire border with Timmins-James Bay.

Individuality: 7.6/10 - I find rural ridings that go to parties other than Conservatives interesting, trying to figure out what sets the riding apart with the voting bloc here. Also James Cameron helps quite a bit. I love Titanic.

Total: 18.8/30 (62.6%)

Come back tomorrow when we're back in Quebec with Argenteuil-La Petite-Nation!