Mushkegowuk—James Bay

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Mushkegowuk—James Bay is a large, predominantly Indigenous provincial electoral district in northeastern Ontario that includes remote communities along the James Bay coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ontario provincial riding
provincial electoral district
abbreviation MPP (for its representative)
borderedBy James Bay NERFINISHED
contains First Nations reserves
coastal communities
remote fly-in communities
country Canada
createdFrom Mushkegowuk—Kapuskasing NERFINISHED
Timmins—James Bay NERFINISHED
demographicFeature high proportion of Indigenous residents
electoralBoundaryType provincial riding boundary
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
electorateType provincial
elects Member of Provincial Parliament
governingLaw Ontario Election Act NERFINISHED
governmentJurisdiction Province of Ontario NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic large geographic area
northern climate
sparsely populated
hasSignificantPopulation Cree NERFINISHED
First Nations NERFINISHED
hasTransportationFeature limited road access in some communities
reliance on air and seasonal transport in some areas
includes remote communities along the James Bay coast
isPredominantly Indigenous
languageCommunity Cree-speaking
English-speaking
legislativeBody Legislative Assembly of Ontario NERFINISHED
levelOfGovernment provincial
locatedIn Northeastern Ontario NERFINISHED
Ontario
partOf Northern Ontario electoral map
politicalIssue Indigenous rights
environmental protection of James Bay region
healthcare access in remote areas
housing in northern communities
remote community infrastructure
region James Bay coast NERFINISHED
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
usedFor provincial elections in Ontario

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Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada locatedInProvincialRiding Mushkegowuk—James Bay
subject surface form: Kapuskasing