Thunder Bay and Rainy River

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Thunder Bay and Rainy River
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1914
First contested1904
Last contested1911

Thunder Bay and Rainy River was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1917. It was located in the northwestern part of the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Algoma riding.

It consisted of the territorial districts of Thunder Bay and Rainy River.

The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed between Fort William and Rainy River and Port Arthur and Kenora ridings.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Algoma
10th  1904–1908     James Conmee Liberal
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917     John James Carrick Conservative
Riding dissolved into Fort William and Rainy River and
Port Arthur and Kenora

Election history[edit]

1904 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay and Rainy River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal James Conmee 2,162
  Conservative George T. Marks 1,734
  Unknown L. L. Peltier 638
1908 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay and Rainy River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal James Conmee 4,562
  Conservative F. H. Keefer 3,321
Socialist Frederick Urry 702
1911 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay and Rainy River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative John James Carrick acclaimed

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