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 Sault Ste. Marie.
Candidates
Liberals: David Orazietti
Progressive Conservatives: Rod Fremlin
NDP: Celia Ross
Green: Kara Flannigan
Geography
History
An NDP riding for 18 years, David Orazietti took Sault Ste. Marie for the Liberals in 2003 by over 8,000 votes, and has held it by margins of at least 7,000 votes in each of his three wins.
By the numbers
The smallest of northern Ontario’s 11 ridings, Sault Ste. Marie has elected Liberal, Conservative, Labour, CCF, NDP and PC candidates over the years.
Riding in a tweet
Sault Ste. Marie features a rematch of the Liberal and NDP candidates from 2011 – and the result is expected to stay the same.
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