Jill Andrew

Jill Andrew MPP is a Canadian politician who has represented Toronto—St. Paul's in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since June 7, 2018 as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP).

This article is about the Canadian politician. For the American musician, see Jill Andrews.
Jill Andrew
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Toronto—St. Paul's
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byEric Hoskins
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic
Domestic partnerAisha Fairclough
OccupationPolitician

Education

Andrew attended Humber College, were she earned a child and youth worker diploma. She also holds a Bachelor of Education (BEd) from York University among her other undergraduate degrees, a master’s degree from the University of Toronto in women and gender studies, a PhD from the York University Faculty of Education.[1]

Political career

Andrew ran as the NDP candidate in Toronto—St. Paul's in the 2018 provincial election and was elected as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP).[2] She is the critic for culture and women's issues. She is part of the Ontario NDP Black caucus, along with fellow MPPs Laura Mae Lindo, Faisal Hassan, Rima Berns-McGown and Kevin Yarde.[3] She is the first Black and Queer person to be elected to the Ontario Legislature.[1]

Personal life

Andrew identifies as queer.[4] Andrew and her partner Aisha Fairclough, a television producer and diversity consultant, are members of the community consortium that own Glad Day Bookshop, an LGBT bookstore in Toronto's Church and Wellesley gay village.[5] Andrew cofounded the group Body Confidence Canada.[6]

Electoral record
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJill Andrew18,84335.96+25.75
LiberalJess Spindler17,49533.39-26.26
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Kirsch13,78026.30+2.41
GreenTeresa Pun1,6903.23-1.85
LibertarianJekiah U. Dunavant4480.85-0.03
Ontario Moderate PartyMarina Doshchitsina1430.27+0.27
Eligible voters 83,206
Turnout 52,39962.98+3.12
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +26.00
Source: Elections Ontario[7]

References
  1. "Jill Andrew". Jill Andrew. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  2. "Jill Andrew captures Toronto-St. Paul’s for NDP". Toronto Star, June 8, 2018.
  3. "NDP establishes first official Black Caucus in Ontario History". Ontario New Democratic Party, April 15, 2019.
  4. "These Seven Torontonians Explain What It Means to be Queer". Torontoist, June 20, 2016.
  5. "Of confidence and curves: a Toronto couple campaigns for body positivity". Curve, April 1, 2017.
  6. "‘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.
  7. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.
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