Jamie West

Jamie West is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the riding of Sudbury as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.

Jamie West
West in 2019
Critic, Labour
Assumed office
August 23, 2018
LeaderAndrea Horwath
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Sudbury
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byGlenn Thibeault
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic
OccupationSmelter Worker Safety Representative, Flash Furnace Operator, Trade unionist, university professor

Prior to his election to the legislature, West worked for Vale Limited's smelter operation in Sudbury, and served as president of the Sudbury and District Labour Council.[2] West also taught labour studies at Laurentian University.

Electoral record

2022 Ontario general election: Sudbury
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJamie West12,01340.85-7.22
Progressive ConservativeMarc Despatie8,51928.97+5.73
LiberalDavid Farrow5,72719.47-2.95
GreenDavid Robinson1,4805.03+0.87
New BlueSheldon Pressey7242.47
LibertarianAdrien Berthier5041.71+1.12
Ontario PartyJason LaFace3531.20
IndependentJ. David Popescu900.31+0.08
Total valid votes 29,41099.31
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2030.69
Turnout 29,61344.19
Eligible voters 67,018
New Democratic hold Swing
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
2018 Ontario general election: Sudbury
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJamie West17,38648.07+12.92
Progressive ConservativeTroy Crowder8,40523.24+15.73
LiberalGlenn Thibeault8,10822.42-18.83
GreenDavid Robinson1,5044.16+0.92
Consensus OntarioMila Chavez Wong2840.79
LibertarianJames Wendler2120.59
None of the AboveDavid Sylvestre1860.51
IndependentJ. David Popescu820.23+0.14
Total valid votes 36,167100.0  
Turnout 54.9
Eligible voters 65,850
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing -1.37
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

References

  1. "New Democrats take Sudbury riding". CBC Northern Ontario. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  2. "Meet Sudbury's newest NDP candidate: Jamie West". Northern Life, April 25, 2017.
  3. "Candidates in: Sudbury (103)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10-11. Retrieved 20 January 2019.


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