Thunder Bay and Rainy River

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Thunder Bay and Rainy River
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Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1914
First contested 1904
Last contested 1911

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.

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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

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
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

1904 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay and Rainy River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal James Conmee 2,162
  Conservative George T. Marks1,734
 UnknownL. L. Peltier638
1908 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay and Rainy River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal James Conmee 4,562
  Conservative F. H. Keefer 3,321
Socialist Frederick Urry702
1911 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay and Rainy River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative John James Carrick acclaimed

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