Jessica Bell (politician)

Jessica Bell is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of University—Rosedale as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, which forms the Official Opposition in the Ontario legislature.

For the Australian author, see Jessica Bell (author).

Jessica Bell
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for University—Rosedale
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byConstituency established
Personal details
NationalityCanadian
Political partyNew Democratic
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationPolitician, community organizer

Bell serves as the Opposition Transit Critic in the legislature. Prior to being elected, she was the founding executive director of TTCriders, an advocacy group campaigning for improvements to the Toronto Transit Commission.[2]

Bell has also been a lecturer at Ryerson University, and director of the California Food & Justice Coalition.[2]

Election results
2018 Ontario general election: University—Rosedale
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJessica Bell24,53749.66+25.39
LiberalJo-Ann Davis10,89822.06-26.04
Progressive ConservativeGillian Smith10,43121.11+2.98
GreenTim Grant2,6525.37-1.69
New People's ChoiceDaryl Christoff2840.57
IndependentDoug MacLeod2200.45
LibertarianRyan Swim2060.42
Go VeganPaulo Figueiras1060.21
Special NeedsHilton Milan780.16
Total valid votes 100.0  
New Democratic pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

References
  1. Demara, Bruce (7 June 2018). "In University-Rosedale, NDP's Jessica Bell beats Liberal Jo-Ann Davis". Toronto Star. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. https://unr.ontariondp.ca/
  3. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.


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