Photo: Omnijohn~commonswiki · CC BY 2.5Thunder Bay—Rainy River, which takes in Rainy River, Unorganized, is held by Marcus Powlowski (Liberal Party of Canada)
Northern Ontario’s provincial ridings differ from the federal ones, and no open file of them exists, so Rainy River, Unorganized’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario isn’t shown. Statistics Canada lists Rainy River, Unorganized as an unorganized. Who leads Rainy River, Unorganized’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Ontario. Across Ontario, 71 of the 122 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Rainy River, Unorganized is an unorganized: a regional district or the province runs its local services.
Services from the regional or provincial body.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Rainy River, Unorganized, from the most recent elections.
- 1Rainy River, Unorganized councilUnorganized
- 2Legislative Assembly of Ontario–
- 3House of CommonsThunder Bay—Rainy River
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Rainy River, Unorganized votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Rainy River, Unorganized council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Elected on 26 October 2026, Rainy River, Unorganized council is up again on 28 October 2030. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, which sets the fourth Monday in October every four years. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MPP.
Find your MPP on the legislature’s site
ola.org ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Marcus Powlowski represents Thunder Bay—Rainy River in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Thunder Bay—Rainy River · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Thunder Bay—Rainy River, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 34%; in 2025 Marcus Powlowski kept the seat in the same hands. The current Parliament is Marcus Powlowski’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
In 2021, Thunder Bay—Rainy River re-elected Marcus Powlowski of the Liberal Party of Canada
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Thunder Bay—Rainy River; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
61% of electors in Thunder Bay—Rainy River voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. 35% had elected Marcus Powlowski there in 2019. In 2021, Thunder Bay—Rainy River went to Marcus Powlowski (Liberal Party of Canada) on 34%; Adelina Pecchia (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 1,984 votes behind.
All 5 candidates in Thunder Bay—Rainy River, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Powlowski | Liberal Party of Canada | 13,655 | 34.3% |
| Adelina Pecchia | Conservative Party of Canada | 11,671 | 29.3% |
| Yuk-Sem Won | New Democratic Party | 11,342 | 28.5% |
| Alan Aubut | People's Party of Canada | 2,621 | 6.6% |
| Tracey MacKinnon | Green Party of Canada | 571 | 1.4% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Rainy River, Unorganized is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
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elections.on.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
Questions about how Rainy River, Unorganized is run
Who is the MP for Rainy River, Unorganized?
Marcus Powlowski (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Thunder Bay—Rainy River, the riding Rainy River, Unorganized is in.
Which party won Rainy River, Unorganized in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Marcus Powlowski won Thunder Bay—Rainy River in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MPP for Rainy River, Unorganized?
Every MPP of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Rainy River, Unorganized.
Who heads the council in Rainy River, Unorganized?
The head of Rainy River, Unorganized’s council isn’t named here; as an unorganized, it publishes its council itself.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).