Thunder Bay—Superior North
 Ontario electoral district
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Thunder Bay—Superior North in relation to other northern Ontario electoral districts
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal |
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| District created | 1976 | ||
| First contested | 1976 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 82,827 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 63,192 | ||
| Area (km²) | 87,965 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 0.94 | ||
| Census divisions | Thunder Bay District | ||
| Census subdivisions | Thunder Bay, Greenstone, Marathon, Shuniah | ||
Thunder Bay—Superior North (French: Thunder Bay—Supérieur-Nord; formerly known as Thunder Bay—Nipigon) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1976.
It is in the northwestern part of the province of Ontario. It was created in 1976 as "Thunder Bay—Nipigon" from parts of Port Arthur and Thunder Bay ridings. It was renamed "Thunder Bay—Superior North" in 1998.
It consists of the eastern part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay including the northern part of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
13.7% of the population of the riding are of Finnish ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada.
This riding lost a fraction of territory to Thunder Bay—Rainy River and gained territory from Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Thunder Bay—Superior North consists of the part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Coordinates: 49°51′N 88°51′W / 49.85°N 88.85°W
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