Isabel Cristina P. L. Bento Martins[1] is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of Davenport.
Cristina Martins | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Martins in 2015 | |
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jonah Schein |
| Succeeded by | Marit Stiles |
| Constituency | Davenport |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Portugal |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Profession | Pharmacist |
Background edit
She emigrated with her family from Portugal in 1970. Prior to her election, she worked almost 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry.[citation needed]
Politics edit
Martins ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Davenport. She was defeated by New Democratic Party candidate Jonah Schein by 1,414 votes.[2] She ran again in the 2014 election this time defeating Schein by 2,041 votes.[3][4]
She was Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade.[citation needed]
Election results edit
| 2018 Ontario general election: Davenport | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Marit Stiles | 27,613 | 60.27 | +20.12 | ||||
| Liberal | Cristina Martins | 8,558 | 18.68 | -26.93 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Federico Sanchez | 7,370 | 16.09 | +8.62 | ||||
| Green | Kirsten Snider | 1,624 | 3.54 | -1.46 | ||||
| Libertarian | Nunzino Venuto | 210 | 0.46 | -0.24 | ||||
| Communist | Dave McKee | 152 | 0.33 | -0.15 | ||||
| Freedom | Franz Cauchi | 127 | 0.28 | -0.03 | ||||
| People's Political Party | Troy Young | 96 | 0.21 | -0.10 | ||||
| Independent | Chai Kalevar | 69 | 0.15 | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | 45,819 | 58.43 | +8.83 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,414 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +23.53 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Cristina Martins | 16,205 | 45.52 | +4.11 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jonah Schein | 14,164 | 39.79 | -6.14 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lan Daniel | 2,619 | 7.36 | -0.57 | ||||
| Green | Daniel Stein | 1,974 | 5.55 | +2.82 | ||||
| Libertarian | Nunzio Venuto | 252 | 0.71 | |||||
| Communist | Mariam Ahmad | 174 | 0.49 | -0.03 | ||||
| Freedom | Franz Cauchi | 111 | 0.31 | 0 | ||||
| People's Political Party | Troy Young | 99 | 0.28 | |||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +5.13 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jonah Schein | 14,367 | 45.93 | +9.44 | ||||
| Liberal | Cristina Martins | 12,953 | 41.41 | -0.41 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kirk Russell | 2,480 | 7.93 | -1.48 | ||||
| Green | Frank de Jong | 855 | 2.73 | -7.49 | ||||
| Independent | Mark Jagg | 250 | 0.80 | |||||
| Communist | Miguel Figueroa | 163 | 0.52 | -0.12 | ||||
| Freedom | Franz Cauchi | 96 | 0.31 | |||||
| Human Rights | Alix Thompson | 82 | 0.26 | |||||
| The Only Party | Kiros Ghiwot | 33 | 0.11 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 31,279 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 178 | 0.57 | ||||||
| Turnout | 31,457 | 45.59 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 68,998 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.93 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ @ONPARLeducation (July 13, 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "General Election by District: Davenport". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014.
- ^ Dale, Daniel (June 13, 2014). "Liberal Cristina Martins recaptures Davenport in Ontario election". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 16, 2019.