Marit Stiles

Marit Stiles
MPP
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 48–49)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political party Ontario New Democrat
Other political
affiliations		 New Democrat (federal)
Residence Toronto, Ontario
Occupation Non-profit director

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.

Political career

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 record

Ontario general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMarit Stiles27,60360.26+20.11
LiberalCristina Martins8,55218.67-26.94
Progressive ConservativeFederico Sanchez7,37016.09+8.62
GreenKirsten Snider1,6243.55-1.45
LibertarianNunzino Venuto2100.46
CommunistDave McKee1520.33
FreedomFranz Cauchi1270.28
The PeopleTroy Young960.21
IndependentChai Kalevar690.15
Total valid votes 100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

References

  1. ↑ "TDSB trustees petition ministry over policy change to access existing repair funds". CityNews, November 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ "NDP president predicts multiple ballots in leadership showdown". CTV News, September 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ Gupta, Rahul (June 7, 2018). "NDP's Marit Stiles takes Davenport from the Liberals". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Election Night Results /Résultats du soir de l'élection". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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