Christina Mitas

Christina Mitas is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Scarborough Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Christina Mitas
MPP
Ontario MPP Christina Mitas speaking during Members' Statements on November 28, 2019.
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Scarborough Centre
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byBrad Duguid
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Residence(s)Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario
Alma materOntario Institute for Studies in Education
Occupationteacher

Before politics, Mitas worked as a teacher abroad and was President of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Alumni Association.[2]

In May 2019, Mitas participated in an anti-abortion rally at Queen's Park hosted by March for Life, where she made a stage appearance.[3]

In August 2021, Mitas was identified as one of only two Ontario PC MPPs to have not received COVID-19 vaccinations. She was able to avoid expulsion from the PC caucus by producing a "medical exemption" letter from a physician. [4]

Electoral record
2018 Ontario general election: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeChristina Mitas15,26638.45+16.86
New DemocraticZeyd Bismilla13,24733.36+13.00
LiberalMazhar Shafiq8,79122.14-32.80
LibertarianMatt Dougherty1,0402.62+1.93
GreenSanjin Zeco9192.31-0.79
TrilliumChris Mellor4411.11
Total valid votes 39,704100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 54.13
Eligible voters 73,345
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +1.93
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

References
  1. Stancu, Henry (June 7, 2018). "PC's Christina Mitas wins Ontario's bellwether Scarborough Centre riding". Toronto Star.
  2. "Home Bio".
  3. Clementson, Laura (May 9, 2019). "'We pledge to make abortion unthinkable in our lifetime': PC MPP Sam Oosterhoff". CBC News. Retrieved March 10, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Ontario MPP Rick Nicholls booted from PC caucus after refusing to take COVID-19 vaccine". CBC News. August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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