Ontario election 2014: Thunder Bay-Superior North riding

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Posted May 28, 2014 3:21 pm

Updated May 29, 2014 8:57 pm

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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 Thunder Bay-Superior North.

Candidates

Liberals: Michael Gravelle
Progressive Conservatives: Derek Parks
NDP: Andrew Foulds
Green: Joseph LeBlanc

Geography

This riding includes most of Thunder Bay north of the Harbour Expressway, along with large swaths of rural northern Ontario extending east along Lake Superior to the town of Marathon.

History

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Liberal MPP Michael Gravelle has held this riding since 1995, when most of it was known as Port Arthur. The gap between him and the NDP candidate has closed in recent elections, but in 2011 he won by over 2,500 votes.

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The NDP have both Thunder Bay ridings on their list of desired pickups, but Thunder Bay-Superior North favours the Liberals more.

Poll-level results, 2011: Thunder Bay-Superior North »

Poll-level results, 2011: Thunder Bay-Superior North

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Ontario election 2014: Thunder Bay-Superior North riding