Timmins—James Bay (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk.[3]
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1997 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, 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 |
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).[4]