The Ontario Liberal Party is a political party in the province of Ontario,Canada. The party has been led by Bonnie Crombie since December 2023.
The Ontario New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in Ontario,Canada. The party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum and currently forms the Official Opposition in Ontario following the 2018 general election. It is Ontario’s provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party.
Elinor Caplan is a businesswoman and former politician in Ontario,Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1997,and was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. A Liberal,she served as a cabinet minister in the provincial government of David Peterson and the federal government of Jean Chrétien.
Gerard Michael Kennedy is a Canadian politician in Ontario,Canada. He served as Ontario's minister of Education from 2003 to 2006,when he resigned to make an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. Kennedy previously ran for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party,losing to future premier Dalton McGuinty on the final ballot. He lost the 2013 Ontario Liberal leadership race.
Elie Walter Martel is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1987,as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). He represented the Sudbury East electoral district from its inception in 1967 until he retired in 1987. During the late 1970s and into the 1980s,he was the Ontario NDP's house leader. He was on the party's labour left-wing and had conflicts with party leadership,including future premier Bob Rae. After he retired from politics,he served on the Ontario government's Environmental Assessment Board as one of its vice chairs. His daughter Shelley Martel took over his Sudbury East seat and continued to serve the people of Sudbury when it became the Nickel Belt electoral district at the end of the 20th century. Between her and her father,the Martels represented Sudbury at Queen's Park for 40 years. Prior to his political career,Martel was a teacher and principal in the Catholic school system in the Sudbury area.
Kathleen O'Day Wynne is a former Canadian politician who served as the 25th premier of Ontario and leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2013 to 2018. She was member of provincial parliament (MPP) for Don Valley West from 2003 to 2022. Wynne is the first female premier of Ontario and the first openly gay premier in Canada.
James Perry Wiseman is a former Canadian politician in Ontario. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.
Evelyn Adelaide Gigantes is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. She served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on three occasions between 1975 and 1995 and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae.
William Munro Wrye is a former Canadian politician in Ontario,Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1981 to 1990,and was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson.
Claudio Polsinelli is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1985 to 1990.
Leonard Austin Braithwaite was a Canadian lawyer and former politician in Ontario,Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Liberal Party from 1963 to 1975. He was the first Black Canadian to be elected to the Ontario Legislature.
The 1996 Ontario Liberal Party leadership convention,held between November 29 and December 1,1996 at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto,elected Dalton McGuinty as the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party,replacing Lyn McLeod,who announced her resignation following the 1995 Ontario provincial election.
York South was a provincial riding in Ontario,Canada,that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1999.
The 2011 Ontario general election was held on October 6,2011,to elect members of the 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Ontario Liberal Party was elected to a minority government,with the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario serving as the Official Opposition and the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) serving as the third party. In the final result,Premier McGuinty's party fell one seat short of winning a majority government.
Janusz Romwald Dukszta is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1981. He represented the riding of Parkdale.
Parkdale—High Park is a provincial electoral district in Toronto,Ontario,Canada,created in 1996 and represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. It is located in the Toronto's west-end,bordering on the lakefront to the south,the Humber River to the west,and the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks essentially defining its northern and eastern borders. There are 107,035 residents in the district. Federally the electoral district is held by Member of Parliament (MP) Arif Virani,provincially by Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Bhutila Karpoche and municipally by city councillor Gord Perks.
Jonah Schein is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the Toronto Davenport riding from 2011 to 2014. Prior to winning the 2011 provincial election,he was also an unsuccessful candidate for municipal office in part of the same electoral district in the 2010 City of Toronto elections.
Parkdale was a provincial riding electing Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The riding was created from the western part of Toronto West riding in 1914 and abolished in 1996 and redistributed into the Parkdale—High Park,Davenport and Trinity—Spadina ridings for the 1999 Ontario general election.
Marit Stiles is a Canadian politician who has been the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) and the leader of the Opposition since February 4,2023. She has represented Davenport in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since June 7,2018.
Bhutila Tenzin Karpoche is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Parkdale—High Park since June 7,2018,as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). Born in Nepal,Karpoche is the first person of Tibetan descent ever elected to public office in North America.
