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.
Marit Stiles | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
| Ontario general election, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ "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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