Thunder Bay—Rainy River

Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Thunder Bay—Rainy River Ontario electoral district

From the 2015 federal election to 2025

From the 2025 federal election

Interactive map of riding boundaries. Point indicates the city of Thunder Bay.

Federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
MP| |

|

Marcus Powlowski
Liberal
District created| 2003
First contested| 2004
Last contested| 2021
District webpage| profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]| 82,984
Electors (2015)| 62,207
Area (km²)[1]| 39,545
Pop. density (per km²)| 2.1
Census division(s)| Thunder Bay District, Rainy River District
Census subdivision(s)| Thunder Bay (part), Fort Frances, Oliver Paipoonge, Atikokan, Neebing, Emo, Fort William, Alberton, Conmee, La Vallee

Thunder Bay—Rainy River is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It first elected a member in the 2004 federal election.

## History

[edit]

It was created in 2003 from parts of Kenora—Rainy River and Thunder Bay—Atikokan ridings.

This riding gained a fraction of territory from Thunder Bay—Superior North during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

## Geography

[edit]

It consists of the Territorial District of Rainy River, and the part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay lying south and west of a line drawn from the western limit of the territorial district east along the 6th Base Line, south along longitude 90o00 W, Dog River and the western shoreline of Dog Lake, west along the northern boundary of the Township of Fowler, south along its western boundary, and east along its southern boundary, south along the Kaministiquia River, east along the northern limit of the Township of Oliver Paipoonge, south along its eastern limit and along Pole Line Road, north along Thunder Bay Expressway (Highways 11 and 17), east along Harbour Expressway and Main Street to 110th Avenue, and due east to the eastern limit of the City of Thunder Bay, along that limit to the northeast corner of the Township of Neebing, and southeast to the US border.

## Demographics

[edit]

According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]

Ethnic groups: 76.4% White, 18.8% Indigenous, 1.5% South Asian

Languages: 89.4% English, 1.6% French, 1.1% Italian

Religions: 54.1% Christian (26.2% Catholic, 5.9% United Church, 4.7% Anglican, 3.2% Lutheran, 1.6% Baptist, 1.5% Presbyterian, 11.0% other), 1.8% Indigenous spirituality, 42.0% none

Median income: $42,800 (2020)

Average income: $50,520 (2020)

## Riding associations

[edit]

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:

Party | Association name | President | HQ city

|
|
|

| Conservative | Thunder Bay--Rainy River Conservative Association  | Linda R. Rydholm  | Thunder Bay
| Liberal | Thunder Bay--Rainy River Federal Liberal Association  | Stephen Margarit  | Thunder Bay
| New Democratic | Thunder Bay--Rainy River Federal NDP Riding Association  | Yuk-Sem Won  | Thunder Bay
| People's | Thunder Bay PPC Regional District Association  | James Berday  | Nipigon

## Member of Parliament

[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

|
|
|

Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Riding created from Kenora—Rainy River and Thunder Bay—Atikokan
38th |  2004–2006 |  | Ken Boshcoff | Liberal
39th |  2006–2008
40th |  2008–2011 |  | John Rafferty | New Democratic
41st |  2011–2015
42nd |  2015–2019 |  | Don Rusnak | Liberal
43rd |  2019–2021 | Marcus Powlowski
44th |  2021–2025
45th |  2025–present

## Election results

[edit]

This graph was using the legacy Graph extension, which is no longer supported. It needs to be converted to the new Chart extension.

|

Graph of election results in Thunder Bay—Rainy River (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

* v
* t
* e

2025 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Marcus Powlowski | 21,125 | 48.5 | +14.2 |
| Conservative | Brendan Hyatt | 18,685 | 42.9 | +13.6 |
| New Democratic | Yuk-Sem Won | 2,954 | 6.8 | –21.7 |
| People's | Sabrina Ree | 433 | 1.0 | –5.6 |
| Green | Eric Arner | 334 | 0.8 | –0.6 |
Total valid votes/expense limit  |
Total rejected ballots  |
Turnout  | 43,531 | 66.5
Eligible voters  | 65,412
| Liberal hold | Swing |
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]

[5]

2021 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Marcus Powlowski | 13,655 | 34.3 | -1.0 | $85,082.79
| Conservative | Adelina Pecchia | 11,671 | 29.3 | 0.0 | $27,004.63
| New Democratic | Yuk-Sem Won | 11,342 | 28.5 | -0.6 | $82,351.30
| People's | Alan Aubut | 2,621 | 6.6 | +4.8 | $0.00
| Green | Tracey MacKinnon | 571 | 1.4 | -3.1 | $287.74
Total valid votes  | 39,860
Total rejected ballots  | 308
Turnout  | 40,168 | 61.69
Eligible voters  | 65,109
Source: Elections Canada[6]

* v
* t
* e

2019 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Marcus Powlowski | 14,498 | 35.32 | -8.70 | $55,609.36
| Conservative | Linda Rydholm | 12,039 | 29.33 | +8.24 | $50,919.61
| New Democratic | Yuk-Sem Won | 11,944 | 29.10 | -0.57 | none listed
| Green | Amanda Moddejonge | 1,829 | 4.46 | -0.77 | none listed
| People's | Andrew Hartnell | 741 | 1.81 | - | none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 41,051 | 99.20
Total rejected ballots  | 333 | 0.80 | +0.39
Turnout  | 41,384 | 62.41 | -3.92
Eligible voters  | 66,306
| Liberal hold | Swing | -8.47
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Don Rusnak | 18,523 | 44.02 | +22.31 | $69,724.11
| New Democratic | John Rafferty | 12,483 | 29.66 | -18.99 | $106,616.41
| Conservative | Moe Comuzzi | 8,876 | 21.09 | -6.12 | $64,890.91
| Green | Christy Radbourne | 2,201 | 5.23 | +2.79 | $3,586.52
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 42,083 | 99.58 |  | $233,739.33
Total rejected ballots  | 176 | 0.42 | -
Turnout  | 42,259 | 66.33
Eligible voters  | 63,708
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +20.65
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]

Party  | Vote  | %
| New Democratic | 18,126 | 48.65
| Conservative | 10,138 | 27.21
| Liberal | 8,085 | 21.70
| Green | 911 | 2.44
| Others | 1 | 0.00
2011 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| New Democratic | John Rafferty | 18,085 | 48.7 | +8.4 | -
| Conservative | Maureen Comuzzi-Stehmann | 10,097 | 27.2 | +3.6 | -
| Liberal | Ken Boshcoff | 8,067 | 21.7 | -10.6 | -
| Green | Ed Shields | 909 | 2.4 | -1.4 | -
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 37,158 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 130 | 0.3 | -
Turnout  | 37,288 | 60.1 | -
Eligible voters  | 62,018 | - | -
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +2.4
2008 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| New Democratic | John Rafferty | 14,478 | 40.3 | +6.9 | $80,937
| Liberal | Ken Boshcoff | 11,589 | 32.3 | -2.8 | $63,482
| Conservative | Richard Neumann | 8,466 | 23.6 | -3.6 | $44,136
| Green | Russ Aegard | 1,377 | 3.8 | +0.7 | $1,292
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 35,910 | 100.0 |  | $93,852
Total rejected ballots  | 105
Turnout  | 36,015 | 57.05
Eligible voters  | 63,128
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.85
Source: Elections Canada [12]
2006 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Ken Boshcoff | 13,520 | 35.1 | -4.3
| New Democratic | John Rafferty | 12,862 | 33.4 | +3.7
| Conservative | David Leskowski | 10,485 | 27.2 | +0.9
| Green | Russ Aegard | 1,193 | 3.1 | +0.7
| Marijuana | Doug MacKay | 424 | 1.1 | -0.4
Total valid votes  | 38,484 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 134
Turnout  | 36,618 | 57.96
Eligible voters  | 63,180
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.00
Source: Elections Canada [13]
2004 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Ken Boshcoff | 14,290 | 39.4
| New Democratic | John Rafferty | 10,781 | 29.7
| Conservative | David Leskowski | 9,559 | 26.3
| Green | Russ Aegard | 856 | 2.4
| Marijuana | Doug Thompson | 547 | 1.5
| Christian Heritage | Johannes Scheibler | 267 | 0.7
Total valid votes  | 36,300 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 162
Turnout  | 36,462 | 57.22
Eligible voters  | 63,718
Source: Elections Canada [14]

## See also

[edit]

* List of Canadian electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## References

[edit]

* "Thunder Bay—Rainy River (Code 35090) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

### Notes

[edit]

1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2012
2. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Thunder Bay--Rainy River [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
3. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
4. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
5. ^ "2025 General Election Results". Elections Canada. May 20, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
6. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
8. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
9. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Thunder Bay—Rainy River, 30 September 2015
10. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
11. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
12. ^ "Official Voting Results - Fortieth General Election 2008". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
13. ^ "Official Voting Results - Thirty-Ninth General Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
14. ^ "Official Voting Results - Thirty-Eighth General Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2019.

## External links

[edit]

* Riding history from the Library of Parliament
* 2011 results from Elections Canada
* Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

* v
* t
* e

Federal ridings in Northern Ontario

Liberal|

* Nipissing—Timiskaming
* Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma
* Sudbury
* Thunder Bay—Rainy River
* Thunder Bay—Superior North

Conservative|

* Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk
* Kenora—Kiiwetinoong
* Parry Sound—Muskoka
* Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt

* v
* t
* e

Federal ridings in Ontario

Central
Ontario|

* Barrie—Innisfil
* Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
* Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
* Dufferin—Caledon
* Durham
* Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
* Newmarket—Aurora
* Northumberland—Peterborough South
* Peterborough
* Simcoe—Grey
* Simcoe North
* York—Simcoe

Eastern
Ontario|

* Bay of Quinte
* Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
* Hastings—Lennox and Addington
* Kingston and the Islands
* Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
* Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
* Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
* Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

S Durham
& York|

| SW Durham|

* Ajax
* Oshawa
* Pickering—Uxbridge
* Whitby

|

S York|

* Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
* King—Vaughan
* Markham—Stouffville
* Markham—Thornhill
* Markham—Unionville
* Richmond Hill
* Thornhill
* Vaughan—Woodbridge

City of Toronto
(Suburbs & Downtown)|

| Scarborough|

* Scarborough—Agincourt
* Scarborough Centre
* Scarborough-Guildwood
* Scarborough North
* Scarborough—Rouge Park
* Scarborough Southwest

|

* Beaches—East York
* Davenport
* Don Valley East
* Don Valley North
* Don Valley West
* Eglinton—Lawrence
* Humber River—Black Creek
* Parkdale—High Park
* Spadina—Fort York
* Toronto Centre
* Toronto—Danforth
* Toronto—St. Paul's
* University—Rosedale
* Willowdale
* York Centre
* York South—Weston

Etobicoke|

* Etobicoke Centre
* Etobicoke—Lakeshore
* Etobicoke North

Cities of
Brampton &
Mississauga|

| Brampton|

* Brampton Centre
* Brampton East
* Brampton North
* Brampton South
* Brampton West

|

Mississauga|

* Mississauga Centre
* Mississauga East—Cooksville
* Mississauga—Erin Mills
* Mississauga—Lakeshore
* Mississauga—Malton
* Mississauga—Streetsville

Southern
Halton,
Hamilton
and Niagara|

| Southwestern Halton|

* Burlington
* Milton
* Oakville
* Oakville North—Burlington

|

City of Hamilton|

* Flamborough—Glanbrook
* Hamilton Centre
* Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
* Hamilton Mountain
* Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas

Niagara|

* Niagara Centre
* Niagara Falls
* Niagara West
* St. Catharines

Midwestern
Ontario|

* Brantford—Brant
* Cambridge
* Guelph
* Haldimand—Norfolk
* Huron—Bruce
* Kitchener Centre
* Kitchener—Conestoga
* Kitchener South—Hespeler
* Oxford
* Perth Wellington
* Waterloo
* Wellington—Halton Hills

Northern
Ontario|

* Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
* Kenora
* Nickel Belt
* Nipissing—Timiskaming
* Parry Sound-Muskoka
* Sault Ste. Marie
* Sudbury
* Thunder Bay—Rainy River
* Thunder Bay—Superior North
* Timmins-James Bay

Southwestern
Ontario|

* Chatham-Kent—Leamington
* Elgin—Middlesex—London
* Essex
* Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
* London—Fanshawe
* London North Centre
* London West
* Sarnia—Lambton
* Windsor—Tecumseh
* Windsor West

Ottawa|

* Carleton
* Kanata—Carleton
* Nepean
* Orléans
* Ottawa Centre
* Ottawa South
* Ottawa—Vanier
* Ottawa West—Nepean

* See also: Former federal ridings in Ontario
* Provincial ridings in Ontario

49°50′0″N 91°50′0″W﻿ / ﻿49.83333°N 91.83333°W﻿ / 49.83333; -91.83333
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template