Mushkegowuk—James Bay
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Mushkegowuk—James Bay (French: Mushkegowuk—Baie James) is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. This riding was created from the northern portion of Timmins—James Bay by the Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission in 2017.[1] The Legislative Assembly of Ontario approved the new riding on October 24, 2017.[2]
 Ontario electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
| MPP |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2017 | ||
| First contested | 2018 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016) | 30,037 | ||
| Electors (2018) | 17,435 | ||
| Area (km²) | 254,894 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 0.12 | ||
| Census division(s) | Cochrane District, Kenora District | ||
Unlike most Ontario provincial districts, Mushkegowuk—James Bay does not have the same boundaries as a federal district. As well, the riding, with a population of 30,037, is significantly smaller than the average Ontario district (with a population of 110,000) or the average Northern Ontario district (with a population of 76,000).[3] National Post columnist Josh Dehaas criticized of the new ridings of Mushkegowuk—James Bay and Kiiwetinoong as violating the principle of representation by population.[4]
Mushkegowuk—James Bay was originally to be named Mushkegowuk, but the name was changed to Mushkegowuk—James Bay by the legislature, which authorized further consultations over the riding's name by the Attorney General.[5] It is 27 per cent indigenous and 60 per cent francophone.[1] Indigenous leaders have criticized the new riding for not having a high enough percentage of indigenous people.[6]
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Mushkegowuk—James Bay | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Timmins—James Bay | ||||
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Guy Bourgouin | New Democratic | |
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | |||
| 44th | 2025–present | |||
Election results
| 2025 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Guy Bourgouin | 3,610 | 45.47 | –1.71 | $30,077 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Plourde | 3,602 | 45.37 | +9.62 | $23,617 | |||
| Liberal | Kyle Allen | 613 | 7.72 | –4.02 | $0 | |||
| Green | Catherine Jones | 114 | 1.44 | –0.50 | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,939 | 98.50 | –1.12 | $43,096 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 121 | 1.50 | +1.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,060 | 42.98 | +3.58 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 18,755 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | –5.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2022 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Guy Bourgouin | 3,423 | 47.18 | −4.59 | $26,064 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric Côté | 2,594 | 35.75 | +5.78 | $26,496 | |||
| Liberal | Matthew Pronovost | 852 | 11.74 | −2.54 | $11,168 | |||
| New Blue | Mike Buckley | 222 | 3.06 | $0 | ||||
| Green | Catherine Jones | 141 | 1.94 | +0.15 | $0 | |||
| Confederation of Regions | Fauzia Sadiq | 23 | 0.32 | +0.18 | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,255 | 99.62 | +0.67 | $36,252 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 28 | 0.38 | -0.67 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,283 | 39.40 | -14.65 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 18,639 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | −5.18 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Guy Bourgouin | 4,827 | 51.77 | –8.47 | $27,629 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | André Robichaud | 2,795 | 29.98 | +22.26 | $29,239 | |||
| Liberal | Gaëtan Baillargeon | 1,332 | 14.29 | –16.01 | $10,283 | |||
| Green | Sarah Hutchinson | 164 | 1.79 | +0.39 | none listed | |||
| Northern Ontario | Jacques Joseph Ouellette | 152 | 1.63 | N/A | none listed | |||
| Libertarian | Vanda Marshall | 38 | 0.41 | N/A | none listed | |||
| Confederation of Regions | Fauzia Sadiq | 13 | 0.14 | N/A | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,324 | 98.95 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 99 | 1.05 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,423 | 54.05 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 17,435 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional hold | Swing | –15.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[9][10][11] | ||||||||
| 2014 general election redistributed results[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| New Democratic | 5,038 | 60.26 | |
| Liberal | 2,533 | 30.30 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 647 | 7.73 | |
| Green | 114 | 1.37 | |
| Others | 28 | 0.34 | |