Sault Ste. Marie is a provincial
electoral district in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the City of
Sault Ste. Marie.
History
The riding was created in 1902 from part of
Algoma East, and originally consisted of a large section of
Algoma District
Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario.
The name was created by an American ethnologist, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864), who was appointed Indian agent to the Ojibwe in ...
from the boundary of
Thunder Bay District
Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay.
In 2016, the population was 146,048. The land area is ; the population density was . Most ...
to the mouth of the
Echo River. It has essentially had the same boundaries (that of the city of Sault Ste. Marie) since the 1966 redistribution.
Prior to 1996, Ontario was divided into the same electoral districts as those used for federal electoral purposes. They were redistributed whenever a readjustment took place at the federal level.
In 2005, legislation was passed by the Legislature to divide Ontario into 107 electoral districts, beginning with the next provincial election in 2007. The eleven northern electoral districts, including Sault Ste. Marie, are those defined for federal purposes in 1996, based on the 1991 census (except for a minor boundary adjustment). The 96 southern electoral districts are those defined for federal electoral purposes in 2003, based on the 2001 census. Without this legislation, the number of electoral districts in northern Ontario would have been reduced from eleven to ten.
As a result, the provincial electoral district consists solely of the City of
Sault Ste. Marie, while the
federal electoral district also includes
Prince Township, the
Rankin,
Garden River,
Goulais Bay
Goulais Bay is a bay of Ontario in Canada. It is part of Whitefish Bay which in turn is a large bay of Lake Superior. Goulais Point, on the southernmost tip of the peninsula that separates the bay from Batchawana Bay just to the north and from ...
and
Obadjiwan reserves, and a portion of
Unorganized North Algoma District
Unorganized North Algoma District is an unorganized area in northeastern Ontario, Canada, comprising all areas in Algoma District, north of the Sault Ste. Marie to Elliot Lake corridor, which are not part of an incorporated municipality or a Firs ...
extending north to the
Montreal River.
Demographics
''According to the
Canada 2011 Census''
* Ethnic Groups: 89.2% White, 9.2% Aboriginal
* Languages: 87.0% English, 4.9% Italian, 4.1% French
* Religion: 74.4% Christian (40.6% Catholic, 9.7% United Church, 6.4% Anglican, 2.7% Lutheran, 1.8% Presbyterian, 1.7% Pentecostal, 1.6% Baptist, 9.8% Other Christian), 24.6% No religion.
* Average household income: $69,456
* Median household income: $56,051
* Average individual income: $37,466
* Median individual income: $30,118
Members of Provincial Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
Election results
^ Change from general election
2007 electoral reform referendum
References
Sources
* Elections Ontario
1999 results2003 results2007 results* ''Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario 1867-1967''
Map of riding for 2018 election
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Ontario provincial electoral districts
Politics of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario