Marit Stiles
Marit Stiles is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 Ontario general election. She represents the riding of Davenport as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. She is the Official Opposition Education Critic.
Marit Stiles | |
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| Critic, Education | |
| Assumed office August 23, 2018 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Davenport | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Cristina Martins |
| President of the New Democratic Party | |
| In office April 9, 2016 – February 18, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rebecca Blaikie |
| Succeeded by | Mathieu Vick |
| Toronto Public School Trustee for (Ward 9) Davenport | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – June, 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 (age 49–50) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Political party | Ontario New Democrat |
| Other political affiliations | New Democrat (federal) |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Non-profit director |
Stiles was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, growing up in the communities of Long Pond and Logy Bay. She has lived in downtown, west-end Toronto — predominately in the riding of Davenport — for more than 25 years, with her partner and their two daughters.
Before her election as trustee in 2014, Stiles was the national director of research, public policy and communications for ACTRA, working to strengthen Canada’s cultural sector. Previously, she worked as a health and social policy researcher and was coordinator of public dialogue for Canadian Policy Research Networks.
Political careerEdit
Stiles served as a trustee for the Toronto District School Board from 2014 until 2018,[1] and as president of the federal New Democratic Party from 2016 to 2018.[2]
She won the riding of Davenport in 2018, defeating Liberal incumbent Cristina Martins.[3] Stiles received 27,603 votes and won by 19,051 votes.[4]
Election recordEdit
| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||
| The People | 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] | ||||||||
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "TDSB trustees petition ministry over policy change to access existing repair funds". CityNews, November 2, 2017.
- ^ "NDP president predicts multiple ballots in leadership showdown". CTV News, September 30, 2017.
- ^ Gupta, Rahul (June 7, 2018). "NDP's Marit Stiles takes Davenport from the Liberals". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2018. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
|publisher=(help) - ^ "Election Night Results /Résultats du soir de l'élection". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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