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

MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Davenport
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byCristina Martins
President of the New Democratic Party
In office
April 9, 2016 – February 18, 2018
Preceded byRebecca Blaikie
Succeeded byMathieu Vick
Toronto Public School Trustee for (Ward 9) Davenport
In office
December 1, 2014 – June, 2018
Personal details
BornSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political partyOntario New Democrat
Other political
affiliations		New Democrat (federal)
ResidenceToronto, Ontario
OccupationNon-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 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
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMarit Stiles27,61360.27+20.12
LiberalCristina Martins8,55818.68-26.93
Progressive ConservativeFederico Sanchez7,37016.09+8.62
GreenKirsten Snider1,6243.54-1.46
LibertarianNunzino Venuto2100.46-0.24
CommunistDave McKee1520.33-0.15
FreedomFranz Cauchi1270.28-0.03
The PeopleTroy Young960.21-0.10
IndependentChai Kalevar690.15N/A
Turnout 45,81958.43+8.83
Eligible voters 78,414
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +23.53
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

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. "Election Night Results /Résultats du soir de l'élection". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  5. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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