Timmins—James Bay
Ontario electoral district
Timmins—James Bay in relation to other northern Ontario electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Charlie Angus
New Democratic
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]83,104
Electors (2015)60,202
Area (km²)[2]251,599
Pop. density (per km²)0.33
Census division(s)Cochrane District, Timiskaming District
Census subdivision(s)Timmins, Kirkland Lake, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Black River-Matheson, Moosonee, Marten Falls, Attawapiskat First Nation, Fort Albany, Moose Factory

Timmins—James Bay (French: Timmins—Baie James) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. Its population in 2011 was 83,104.

The district includes the extreme eastern part of the District of Kenora, all of the District of Cochrane except for the central western part, and a small part south of Timmins, and all of the District of Timiskaming except for the extreme southeastern part.

Timmins—James Bay is the 11th largest in Canada (in Ontario it is second largest to Kenora).[3]

Geography

Timmins—James Bay consists of

  • the part of the Territorial District of Kenora lying east of a line drawn from the northeast corner of the most northerly point of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay (Albany River) due north to Hudson Bay;
  • the Territorial District of Cochrane, excluding the part bounded by a line drawn from the western limit of the territorial district east along the northern limits of the townships of Boyce, Boyce, Shuel, Mulloy, Fintry, Auden, Rogers, Fushimi, Bannerman, Ritchie, Mulvey, Goldwin, Sweet, Hillmer, McKnight, Boyle, Mowbray, Howells, Sheldon, Pinard and Mewhinney, south along the eastern boundaries of the townships of Mewhinney, Bourassa, Tolmie, Menapia, Beniah, Colquhoun and Calder, west along the northern boundary of the Township of Ottaway, south along the western boundaries of the townships of Ottaway, Beck, Lucas and Prosser, and west along the southern boundaries of the townships of Carnegie, Reid, Thorburn, Moberly, Aitken, Poulett, Watson and Lisgar, to the southwestern limit of the territorial district;
  • the part of the Territorial District of Timiskaming bounded by a line drawn from the northeast corner of the Township of Harris, west along the northern boundaries of the townships of Harris, Dymond, Hudson, Lundy, Auld and Speight, and south along the western boundaries of the townships of Speight, Van Nostrand and Leo to the southern limit of the territorial district.

History

Timmins—James Bay was created in 1996 from parts of Cochrane—Superior and Timiskaming—Cochrane ridings.

It consisted initially of:

  • the part of the Territorial District of Cochrane lying west and north of a line drawn from the southeast corner of the City of Timmins north and west along the east and north limits of the city north along the east boundaries of the Townships of Prosser, Lucas, Beck and Ottaway, west and north along the south and west boundary of the Township of Clute, north along the east boundary of the Township of Colquhoun, and east along the south boundaries of the Townships of Marven, Thorning, Potter, Sangster, Bragg, Newman, Tomlinson, Hurtubise and St. Laurent,
  • the part of the Territorial District of Kenora lying east of a line drawn north from the most northerly northeast corner of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay to Hudson Bay.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.

This riding gained a fraction of territory from Nipissing—Timiskaming during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Timmins—James Bay
Riding created from Cochrane—Superior
and Timiskaming—Cochrane
36th  1997–2000     Réginald Bélair Liberal
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006     Charlie Angus New Democratic
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canada Census[4]

Ethnic groups: 74.7% White, 22.0% Indigenous, 1.3% South Asian

Languages: 63.1% English, 25.8% French, 1.7% Cree

Religions: 63.8% Christian (44.4% Catholic, 4.5% Anglican, 3.3% United Church, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.2% Baptist, 1.0% Anabaptist, 7.9% Other), 33.6% None

Median income: $41,600 (2020)

Average income: $52,250 (2020)

Election results

Graph of election results in Timmins—James Bay (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticCharlie Angus12,13235.1-5.4$88,140.09
ConservativeMorgan Ellerton9,39327.2+0.2$19,999.91
LiberalSteve Black8,50824.6-1.1$44,629.30
People'sStephen MacLeod4,53713.1+9.7$12,559.12
Total valid votes 34,570
Total rejected ballots 3551.02+0.02
Turnout 34,92555.4-3.2
Eligible voters 63,041
New Democratic hold Swing -2.8
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticCharlie Angus14,88540.5-2.35$85,828.95
ConservativeKraymr Grenke9,90727.0+6.60$38,287.03
LiberalMichelle Boileau9,44325.7-9.02$46,774.56
GreenMax Kennedy1,2573.4+1.38$1,722.98
People'sRenaud Roy1,2483.4–$9,105.18
Total valid votes/expense limit 36,740100.0
Total rejected ballots 369
Turnout 37,10958.6
Eligible voters 63,282
New Democratic hold Swing -4.47
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election: Timmins—James Bay
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticCharlie Angus15,97442.85-7.1$73,519.39
LiberalTodd Lever12,94034.72+18.74$35,151.97
ConservativeJohn P. Curley7,60520.40-11.48$37,300.73
GreenMax Kennedy7522.02-0.18$520.54
Total valid votes/Expense limit 37,271100.0   $245,251.56
Total rejected ballots 266––
Turnout 37,53761.84+10.84
Eligible voters 60,692
New Democratic hold Swing -12.89
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote  %
  New Democratic16,83349.95
  Conservative10,74331.88
  Liberal5,38715.98
  Green7402.20
2011 Canadian federal election: Timmins—James Bay
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticCharlie Angus16,73850.4-6.1–
ConservativeBill Greenberg10,52631.7+13.5–
LiberalMarilyn Wood5,23015.7-6.5–
GreenLisa Bennett7242.2-0.9–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 33,218 100.0
Total rejected ballots 184 0.6 +0.1
Turnout 33,402 56.5 +5.5
Eligible voters 59,136
2008 Canadian federal election: Timmins—James Bay
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticCharlie Angus17,18856.5+6.0$63,948
LiberalPaul Taillefer6,74022.2-12.1$ 31,909
ConservativeBill Greenberg5,53618.2+4.6$29,651
GreenLarry Verner9383.1+1.5$133
Total valid votes/Expense limit 30,402 100.0$97,746
Total rejected ballots 133 0.4
Turnout 30,535 51.0
2006 Canadian federal election: Timmins—James Bay
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticCharlie Angus19,15050.5+9.1
LiberalRobert Riopelle13,02834.3-5.3
ConservativeKen Graham5,16413.6-3.1
GreenSahaja Freed6101.6-0.7
valid votes 37,952100.0
New Democratic hold Swing +7.2
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticCharlie Angus14,13841.4+19.7
LiberalRay Chénier13,52539.6-14.9
ConservativeAndrew Van Oosten5,68216.7-6.2
GreenMarsha Gail Kriss7672.3
Total valid votes 34,112100.0

Note: Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRéginald Bélair16,33554.2+4.0
New DemocraticLen Wood9,38531.1-4.5
AllianceJames Gibb3,35611.1+3.8
Progressive ConservativeDaniel Clark1,0533.5-3.2
Total valid votes 30,129 100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalRéginald Bélair16,82950.3
New DemocraticCid Samson11,94535.7
ReformDonna Ferolie2,4647.4
Progressive ConservativeJodi MacDonald2,2516.7
Total valid votes 33,489 100.0

See also

References

  • "Timmins—James Bay (federal electoral district) (Code 35092) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

Notes

51°46′53″N 83°07′00″W / 51.781321°N 83.116701°W / 51.781321; -83.116701

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