Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma (formerly Sault Ste. Marie) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

This riding was centred on the city of Sault Ste. Marie since its creation from Algoma West in 1966. Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding gained most of rural Algoma from Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, and was renamed Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma.

Riding history

The riding was created in 1966 from parts of Algoma West riding. For most of its history, the riding included only the city of Sault Ste. Marie and some immediately surrounding communities.

It consisted initially of the City of Sault Ste. Marie and the Township of Prince. In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Sault Ste. Marie east of Allen's Side Road and south of the Second Line.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Sault Ste. Marie lying south of Third Line and the part of Rankin Location 15D lying within the city limits.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the City of Sault Ste. Marie.

2015–2025 boundaries

In the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding was redefined, losing St. Joseph Island, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Laird, Tarbutt, Johnson, Plummer Additional, Bruce Mines and a portion of Unorganized North Algoma to Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing. It was then defined as:

: "Consisting of that part of the Territorial District of Algoma described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the international boundary between Canada and the United States of America with the southeasterly corner of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay; thence N45°00'E in a straight line to the intersection of the northern shoreline of Lake Superior with the northerly boundary of the geographic Township of Peever; thence easterly along the northerly boundary of the geographic townships of Peever and Home to the Montreal River; thence generally easterly along said river to the easterly limit of the Territorial District of Algoma; thence southerly and easterly along the limit of said territorial district to the easterly boundary of the geographic Township of Bracci; thence southerly along said boundary and the easterly boundary of the geographic townships of Gaudry, Nahwegezhic, Lamming, Hughes, Curtis, Gillmor and McMahon to the northerly boundary of the geographic Township of Aberdeen; thence westerly along said boundary to the northerly limit of the Township of MacDonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional; thence generally westerly along said limit to the international boundary between Canada and the United States of America; thence generally westerly and northwesterly along said boundary to the point of commencement."

Current boundaries

After the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution taking effect at the 2025 election, this riding was greatly expanded, taking most of rural Algoma District from Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, and was renamed Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma. As of the 2025 election, it consists of:

the cities of Elliot Lake and Sault Ste. Marie, the towns of Blind River, Bruce Mines, Spanish, and Thessalon, as well as the municipalities of Huron Shores and Wawa. It also covers several townships, such as Dubreuilville, Hilton, and White River, and the village of Hilton Beach. Additionally, it includes the Unorganized South East and North Algoma Districts, with a specific exclusion in North Algoma.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census

Ethnic groups: 81.0% White, 14.9% Indigenous, 1.5% South Asian

Languages: 87.5% English, 3.2% Italian, 2.9% French

Religions: 58.1% Christian (32.3% Catholic, 6.1% United Church, 4.8% Anglican, 1.6% Lutheran, 1.5% Baptist, 1.2% Presbyterian, 10.6% other), 39.2% none

Median income: $40,800 (2020)

Average income: $49,640 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma, 2023 representation order

{| class="wikitable"

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! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

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| |  

| Conservative ||align=right| 20,617 ||align=right| 35.59

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| |  

| Liberal ||align=right| 18,745 ||align=right| 32.36

|-

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| New Democratic ||align=right| 14,999 ||align=right| 25.89

|-

| |  

| People's ||align=right| 3,037 ||align=right| 5.24

|-

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| Green ||align=right| 365 ||align=right| 0.63

|-

| |  

| Others ||align=right| 160 ||align=right| 0.28

|}

Sault Ste. Marie, 2013 representation order

{| class="wikitable"

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! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Votes

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

|-

| |  

| Conservative ||align=right| 16,316 ||align=right| 40.40

|-

| |  

| New Democratic ||align=right| 15,123 ||align=right| 37.44

|-

| |  

| Liberal ||align=right| 7,967 ||align=right| 19.73

|-

| |  

| Green ||align=right| 845 ||align=right| 2.09

|-

| |  

| Others ||align=right| 138 ||align=right| 0.34

|}

Sault Ste. Marie, 2003 representation order

{| class="wikitable"

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! colspan="4" | 2000 federal election redistributed results

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="230px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

|-

| |  

| Liberal || 20,510 || 48.19

|-

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| New Democratic || 10,211 || 23.99

|-

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| Alliance || 9,287 || 21.82

|-

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| Progressive Conservative || 1,522 || 3.58

|-

| |  

| Others || 1,030 || 2.42

|}

Sault Ste. Marie, previous elections

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Changes for the Canadian Alliance are from the Reform votes in 1997.

See also

  • List of Canadian electoral districts
  • Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

  • Sault Ste. Marie riding from Elections Canada
  • 1966-1987 Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 1987-2008 Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • StatsCan District Profile

Notes

  • Politwitter
  • Project Democracy
  • Pundit's Guide