Voters in Thunder Bay – Atikokan have elected Judith Monteith-Farrell of the NDP party as their MPP in the 2018 Ontario election.
Candidates
Liberals: Bill Mauro (incumbent)
PC: Brandon Postuma
NDP: Judith Monteith-Farrell (elected)
Green: John Northey
Global News is only featuring the candidates for the four main parties. For a complete list of candidates, visit Elections Ontario.
Geography
Located in northeastern Ontario, Thunder Bay-Atikokan lies to the southwest of the Thunder Bay-Superior North electoral district, and to the west of the Kenora-Rainy River electoral district. It spans 25,653 square kilometres. The riding includes the city of Thunder Bay, the municipalities of Neebing, Oliver Paipoonge and townships of Atokokan, Conmee Gillies and O’Connor.
History
The riding was created in 1999, and was last contested in the 2014 Ontario general election. Bill Mauro is the incumbent MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan, and is running for re-election. Mauro held Thunder Bay-Atikokan seat during the 2014 Ontario general election for the Liberals, taking 52.94% of the votes.