Port Arthur—Thunder Bay was a federal

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represented in the

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from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the

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. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of

Algoma West Algoma West was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968. It was created in 1903 from parts of Algoma riding. The west riding of Algoma was defined to consist of ...

and

Port Arthur and Kenora Port Arthur and Kenora was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Thunder Bay and Rainy River riding. I ...

ridings. It consisted of the north-east parts of the territorial districts of Kenora and Thunder Bay. The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Port Arthur riding.

Electoral history

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, MATTHEWS, Isaac Lamont , align="right", 2,413 ,

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, SMITH, Albert Edward , align="right", 1,363 , - , Conservative , COWAN, Donald James , align="right", 4,349 , Liberal-Labour , MCCOMBER, Alexander Jarvis , align="right", 2,990 ,

, SMITH, Albert Edward , align="right", 1,382 , - , Conservative , COWAN, Donald James , align="right", 6,371 ,

, CARRICK, John James , align="right", 4,415

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Port Arthur-Thunder Bay Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Politics of Thunder Bay

Electoral history

See also

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