Marit Stiles

Marit Stiles MPP is a Canadian politician who has represented the riding of Davenport in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since June 7, 2018. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP), Stiles is the Official Opposition critic for education. Prior to her election as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP), she was a Toronto District School Board (TDSB) trustee from 2014 to 2018, and was president of the federal NDP from 2016 to 2018.

Marit Stiles
MPP
Stiles in 2014
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 District School Board Trustee
for Ward 9 Davenport
In office
December 1, 2014 – June 2018
Personal details
Born (1969-09-20) September 20, 1969
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political partyOntario New Democratic
Other political
affiliations		New Democratic (federal)
Spouse(s)Jordan Berger
Children2
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario
Occupation
  • Politician
  • policy researcher

Background

Stiles was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, growing up in the communities of Long Pond and Logy Bay. She lives in Toronto her partner and their two daughters.[1]

Before her election as trustee in 2014, Stiles was the national director of research, public policy and communications for ACTRA.[2][1] Previously, she worked as a health and social policy researcher.

Political career

Stiles served as a trustee for the Toronto District School Board from 2014 until 2018,[3] and as president of the federal New Democratic Party from 2016 to 2018.[4]

Member of Provincial Parliament

Contesting Davenport for the provincial NDP in the 2018 Ontario election, Stiles ran against Liberal incumbent Cristina Martins, who faced criticism for her government's handling of the handling of the Davenport Diamond rail overpass. Stiles campaigned for the electrification of the nearby GO Transit line and ensuring all “amenities” associated with the Davenport Diamond rail bridge are completed.[5][6] She defeated Martins, becoming the riding's second NDP MPP.[6][7]

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
People's Political PartyTroy 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[8]

References
  1. "MPP Marit Stiles, Davenport". Leading Influence. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  2. "Ms. Marit Stiles (Director, Public Policy and Communications, ACTRA - National) at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee | openparliament.ca". openparliament.ca. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. "TDSB trustees petition ministry over policy change to access existing repair funds". CityNews, November 2, 2017.
  4. "NDP president predicts multiple ballots in leadership showdown". CTV News, September 30, 2017.
  5. "NDP's Marit Stiles takes Davenport from the Liberals". The Toronto Star. June 7, 2018. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  6. Mirror, Rahul Gupta | Scarborough. "NDP retakes Toronto Davenport". Toronto. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  7. "Election Night Results /Résultats du soir de l'élection". Elections Ontario. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  8. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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