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List Of Ontario Provincial Electoral Districts
The Ontario provincial electoral districts each elect one representative to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. They are MPPs, Members of Provincial Parliament. These districts are coterminous with the federal electoral districts, and are based on the ''2003 Representation Order'' as defined by Elections Canada. The exception is Northern Ontario, whose districts are not equivalent to their federal complements, since the provincial government did not want to decrease the number of districts in Northern Ontario. Current electoral districts The following electoral districts are currently represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The average riding population was 108,482 as of 2016. ;Note # Population information from 2016 Census or Elections Ontario. # Election results from Elections Ontario. Defunct electoral districts Toronto GTA Rest of province See also * List of Ontario general elections References {{reflist * Electoral districts, provincial Ontario O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario to become law. Together, the Legislative Assembly and Lieutenant Governor make up the unicameral Legislature of Ontario or Parliament of Ontario. The assembly meets at the Ontario Legislative Building at Queen's Park in the provincial capital of Toronto. Ontario uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government in which members are elected to the Legislative Assembly through general elections using a "first-past-the-post" system. The premier of Ontario (the province's head of government) holds office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the Legislative Assembly, typically sitting as an MPP themselves and lead the largest party or a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rima Berns-McGown
Rima Michelle Berns-McGown is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. She represented the riding of Beaches—East York as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. She did not run for reelection in the 2022 provincial election, retiring after a single term in office. In a statement to the press, she noted: “Because I am a deeply introverted person, this job takes an enormous toll. For my well-being, I’ve decided not to run for re-election." Identifying as a person of mixed race ancestry in her piece ''Purity in Danger'', Berns-McGown was part of Ontario's first ever Black Caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Laura Mae Lindo, Faisal Hassan, Jill Andrew and Kevin Yarde Kevin Yarde is a Canadian politician and former weather presenter who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election for the riding of Brampton North. Initially elected as a member of the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound (provincial Electoral District)
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound is a provincial electoral district in western Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1999 from parts of Bruce and Grey when ridings in Ontario were redistributed to match their federal counterparts. The riding from 1999 to 2007 included the municipalities of West Grey, Hanover, Chatsworth, Meaford, Owen Sound, Georgian Bluffs, Arran-Elderslie, South Bruce Peninsula, Northern Bruce Peninsula, Neyaashiinigmiing, Saugeen 29, plus the eastern half of Brockton and South Bruce plus the northern third of Grey Highlands. In 2007, the riding gained the municipality of Southgate, the rest of Grey Highlands, but lost the parts of Brockton and South Bruce in the riding. The riding is notable for running a Green Party of Ontario The Green Party of Ontario (GPO; french: Parti vert de l'Ontario) is a political party in Ontario, Canada. The party is led by Mike Schreiner. In 2018, Schreiner was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Bouma
Willem Bouma (born July 27, 1972) is a Dutch-Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of Brantford—Brant as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Before becoming an MPP, Bouma practised optometry and was a member of the Brant County Council. Early life and optometry career Born in the village of Rinsumageast in The Netherlands, Bouma's family moved to Ontario when he was four years old. His parents operated a dairy farm near Forest, Ontario. Bouma attended the University of Waterloo, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1995. He then studied at the Michigan College of Optometry, graduating in 1999. He practiced optometry in Michigan for seven years, but moved back to Ontario in 2006, settling in St. George, where he established an optometry office. Politics Bouma served in several community positions before he ran for office, including the Brant County Committee of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brantford—Brant (provincial Electoral District)
Brantford—Brant (formerly just Brant) is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. The district elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1999 from all of Brantford and part of Brant—Haldimand. When the riding was created, it included the city of Brantford, the town of Paris plus the townships of Brantford and South Dumfries. In 2007, the boundaries were altered to include all of Brant County, plus that part of the Indian Reserves of Six Nations 40 and New Credit 40A located in Haldimand County. For the 2018 election, the riding was renamed Brantford-Brant. The riding also existed from 1926 to 1975; It was known as Brant County until 1934. Boundaries In 1987 the new riding of Brant-Haldimand was created to include Brant County (except the city of Brantford), the township of North Dumfries (excluding the part that extended east of Cambridge), and the municipalities of Haldimand, and Dunnville. In 1996, the riding w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarjot Sandhu
Amarjot Sandhu MPP (Punjabi: ਅਮਰਜੋਤ ਸੰਧੂ) is a Canadian politician. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2018 who represents the riding of Brampton West. Amarjot Sandhu was born in Punjab, India. He arrived in Canada in 2008 as an international student and went to George Brown College in Toronto. He later became a realtor with Royal LePage in Brampton. Amarjot Sandhu is the Member of the Provincial Parliament for the riding of Brampton West and the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure. He is also the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and a member of the Standing Committee on General Government. He is the first international student to be elected as a representative to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He currently resides in his riding of Brampton West with his wife and two kids. Early and personal life Sandhu came to Canada as an interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brampton West (provincial Electoral District)
Brampton West is a provincial electoral district in central Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 2007 provincial election. 72.8% of the district was created from Brampton West—Mississauga while 27.2% was carved from Brampton Centre. The riding includes that part of Brampton west of a line following Hurontario Street Hurontario Street is a roadway running in Ontario, Canada between Lake Ontario at Mississauga and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay at Collingwood. Within Peel Region, it is a major urban thoroughfare within the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, wh ... to Vodden Street to Kennedy Road. Members of Provincial Parliament Election results 2007 electoral reform referendum Sources Elections Ontario Past Election Results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prabmeet Sarkaria
Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria () is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been the president of the Treasury Board of Ontario since June 18, 2021. He has sat as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the riding of Brampton South since the 2018 Ontario provincial election, representing the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party. He was the associate minister of small business and red tape reduction from 2019 to 2021. Sarkaria is the first turban-wearing Sikh Cabinet minister in Ontario. Early and personal life Sarkaria is a Sikh and grew up in Brampton, Ontario. Sarkaria’s parents immigrated from Punjab, India in the 1980s. His father drove a taxi and mother worked in a factory until they later became small business owners, after purchasing an inn outside of Orangeville. He studied finance at Wilfrid Laurier University and after working at TD Securities, Sarkaria completed his law degree at the University of Windsor. He worked at Miller Thomson as an associate corpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brampton South (provincial Electoral District)
Brampton South is a provincial electoral district in Ontario. It was created prior to the 1987 election from part of Brampton. It was abolished in 1999 into Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale, Brampton Centre, Brampton West—Mississauga. It existed for the 1987, 1990, and 1995 elections. For the 2018 election, it was re-created from Brampton West. Boundaries In 1987, the boundaries consisted of the City of Brampton Brampton ( or ) is a city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities, lower-tier municipalit ... south of the following line (from east to west): from the city limits going east along Highway 7 to Queen Street East, then west to Kennedy Road, then north along Kennedy Road to Vodden Street, then west to Main Street, then north along Main Street and Highway 10 to Highway 7 and then west to the city limits. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Yarde
Kevin Yarde is a Canadian politician and former weather presenter who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election for the riding of Brampton North. Initially elected as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, he eventually left the party to sit as an independent. He is part of Ontario's first ever Black Caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Laura Mae Lindo, Faisal Hassan, Jill Andrew and Rima Berns-McGown. While serving as a Member of Provincial Parliament, Yarde was employed by private security firms Sentinel Security and Nationwide Security Ltd. Yarde did not receive his party's nomination as a candidate in the 2022 election, losing to Sandeep Singh, who unsuccessfully ran in Caledon Ward 2 in the 2018 municipal elections. Yarde was the only NDP incumbent MPP to not receive his party nomination. Subsequently, Yarde resigned from the NDP to sit as an independent MPP for the remainder of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario. Prior to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brampton North (provincial Electoral District)
Brampton North is a provincial electoral district in Ontario. It was originally created prior to the 1987 election from part of Brampton. It existed for the 1987, 1990, and 1995 elections. It was abolished in 1999 into Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale, Brampton Centre, Brampton West—Mississauga. For the 2018 election, it was re-created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton, Brampton—Springdale, and Brampton West. Boundaries In 1987, the boundaries consisted of the City of Brampton Brampton ( or ) is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a lower-tier municipality within Peel Region. The city has a population of 656,480 as of the 2021 Census, making it ... north of the following line (from east to west): from the city limits going east along Highway 7 to Queen Street East, then west to Kennedy Road, then north along Kennedy Road to Vodden Street, then west to Main Street, then north along Main Street ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurratan Singh
Gurratan Singh (born May 13, 1984) is a former Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. He represented the riding of Brampton East as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. He was defeated in the 2022 Ontario general election. Early life and education Born on May 13, 1984, in St John's, Newfoundland, Singh is the brother of federal New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh. Singh holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and religious studies from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Later, Singh attended Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto and graduated with the degree of Juris Doctor in 2010. Controversy Singh ignited controversy days before the 2018 election when a photo of him holding a poster reading "Fuck the Police" in a 2006 Facebook post surfaced. NDP leader Andrea Horwath defended Singh and allowed Singh to remain a member of the NDP, saying "That's a sign th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
