Mushkegowuk—James Bay
# Mushkegowuk—James Bay

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. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario approved the new riding on October 24, 2017.

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). National Post columnist Josh Dehaas criticized of the new ridings of Mushkegowuk—James Bay and Kiiwetinoong as violating the principle of representation by population.

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. It is 27 per cent indigenous and 60 per cent francophone. Indigenous leaders have criticized the new riding for not having a high enough percentage of indigenous people.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Mushkegowuk—James Bay :

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Riding created from Timmins—James Bay |||||
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Guy Bourgouin | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–present | Guy Bourgouin | New Democratic |

## Election results

2022 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Guy Bourgouin | 3,423 | 47.18 | -4.59 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eric Côté | 2,594 | 35.75 | +5.76 |
| | Liberal | Matthew Pronovost | 852 | 11.74 | -2.55 |
| | New Blue | Michael Buckley | 222 | 3.06 | — |
| | Green | Catherine Jones | 141 | 1.94 | +0.15 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Fauzia Sadiq | 23 | 0.32 | +0.18 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,255 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 28 | 0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,283 | 39.40 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 18,483 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -5.18 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

vte2018 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Guy Bourgouin | 4,827 | 51.77 |
| | Progressive Conservative | André Robichaud | 2,795 | 29.98 |
| | Liberal | Gaëtan Baillargeon | 1,332 | 14.29 |
| | Green | Sarah Hutchinson | 164 | 1.79 |
| | Northern Ontario | Jacques Joseph Ouellette | 152 | 1.63 |
| | Libertarian | Vanda Marshall | 38 | 0.41 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Fauzia Sadiq | 13 | 0.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,324 | 100.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.2 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 16,598 |
| | New Democratic pickup new district. | New Democratic pickup new district. | New Democratic pickup new district. | New Democratic pickup new district. | New Democratic pickup new district. | New Democratic pickup new district. | New Democratic pickup new district. |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
