On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of Algoma-Manitoulin.
Candidates
Liberals: Craig Hughson
Progressive Conservatives: Jib Turner
NDP: Michael Mantha*
Green: Alexandra Zalucky
Geography
History
The NDP’s Michael Mantha took this riding from Liberal MPP Michael Brown by over 4,000 votes last election, ending Brown’s 24-year career. The PCs have finished third here the last four elections, but held the seat throughout Bill Davis’ premiership.
By the numbers
Algoma – Manitoulin – Kapuskasing, the federal riding that comprises most of this district, had a 2011 population of 74,828, the second-lowest in the province. It also had a median age of 45.2, among the highest in Ontario, and a significant French-speaking population – 30.5% listed it as their mother tongue.
Riding in a tweet
A sparsely populated northern riding, the NDP took Algoma-Manitoulin for the first time ever last election, and are in good position to keep it.
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