Jill Andrew
Jill Andrew is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Toronto—St. Paul's as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.
Jill Andrew MPP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Toronto—St. Paul's | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Hoskins |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Domestic partner | Aisha Fairclough |
| Occupation | Small Business Owner |
Prior to her election to the legislature, Andrew was a public speaker and activist, cofounding the group Body Confidence Canada.[2]
She is part of Ontario's first ever Black Caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Laura Mae Lindo, Faisal Hassan, Rima Berns-McGown and Kevin Yarde.[3]
Personal life
She identifies as queer.[4] Andrew and her partner Aisha Fairclough are members of the community consortium that own Glad Day Bookshop, an LGBT bookstore in Toronto's Church and Wellesley gay village.[5]
Electoral record
| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jill Andrew | 18,843 | 35.96 | +25.75 | ||||
| Liberal | Jess Spindler | 17,495 | 33.39 | -26.26 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Andrew Kirsch | 13,780 | 26.30 | +2.41 | ||||
| Green | Teresa Pun | 1,690 | 3.23 | -1.85 | ||||
| Libertarian | Jekiah U. Dunavant | 448 | 0.85 | -0.03 | ||||
| Ontario Moderate Party | Marina Doshchitsina | 143 | 0.27 | +0.27 | ||||
| Eligible voters | 83,206 | |||||||
| Turnout | 52,399 | 62.98 | +3.12 | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +26.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[6] | ||||||||
References
- "Jill Andrew captures Toronto-St. Paul’s for NDP". Toronto Star, June 8, 2018.
- "‘It was a trifecta of hate’: Body image activist recalls moment she was accosted by a man over her weight, race". Global News, April 9, 2018.
- "NDP establishes first official Black Caucus in Ontario History". Ontario New Democratic Party, April 15, 2019.
- "These Seven Torontonians Explain What It Means to be Queer". Torontoist, June 20, 2016.
- "Of confidence and curves: a Toronto couple campaigns for body positivity". Curve, April 1, 2017.
- "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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