Cristina Martins
Cristina Martins | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 2014–2018 | |
Preceded by | Jonah Schein |
Succeeded by | Marit Stiles |
Constituency | Davenport |
Personal details | |
Born | Portugal |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
Profession | Pharmacist |
Cristina Bento Martins is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of Davenport.
Background[]
She emigrated with her family from Portugal in 1970. Prior to her election, she worked almost 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry.[citation needed]
Politics[]
Martins ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Davenport. She was defeated by New Democratic Party candidate Jonah Schein by 1,414 votes.[1] She ran again in the 2014 election this time defeating Schein by 2,041 votes.[2][3]
She was Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade.
Election results[]
2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Marit Stiles | 27,613 | 60.27 | +20.12 | ||||
Liberal | Cristina Martins | 8,558 | 18.68 | -26.93 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Federico Sanchez | 7,370 | 16.09 | +8.62 | ||||
Green | Kirsten Snider | 1,624 | 3.54 | -1.46 | ||||
Libertarian | Nunzino Venuto | 210 | 0.46 | -0.24 | ||||
Communist | Dave McKee | 152 | 0.33 | -0.15 | ||||
Freedom | Franz Cauchi | 127 | 0.28 | -0.03 | ||||
The People | Troy Young | 96 | 0.21 | -0.10 | ||||
Independent | Chai Kalevar | 69 | 0.15 | N/A | ||||
Turnout | 45,819 | 58.43 | +8.83 | |||||
Eligible voters | 78,414 | |||||||
New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +23.53 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[4] |
2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Cristina Martins | 16,205 | 45.52 | +4.11 | ||||
New Democratic | Jonah Schein | 14,164 | 39.79 | -6.14 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Lan Daniel | 2,619 | 7.36 | -0.57 | ||||
Green | Daniel Stein | 1,974 | 5.55 | +2.82 | ||||
Libertarian | Nunzio Venuto | 252 | 0.71 | |||||
Communist | Mariam Ahmad | 174 | 0.49 | -0.03 | ||||
Freedom | Franz Cauchi | 111 | 0.31 | 0 | ||||
The People | Troy Young | 99 | 0.28 | |||||
Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +5.13 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[2] |
2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Jonah Schein | 14,367 | 45.93 | +9.44 | ||||
Liberal | Cristina Martins | 12,953 | 41.41 | -0.41 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Kirk Russell | 2,480 | 7.93 | -1.48 | ||||
Green | Frank de Jong | 855 | 2.73 | -7.49 | ||||
Independent | Mark Jagg | 250 | 0.80 | |||||
Communist | Miguel Figueroa | 163 | 0.52 | -0.12 | ||||
Freedom | Franz Cauchi | 96 | 0.31 | |||||
Human Rights | Alix Thompson | 82 | 0.26 | |||||
The Only Party | Kiros Ghiwot | 33 | 0.11 | |||||
Total valid votes | 31,279 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 178 | 0.57 | ||||||
Turnout | 31,457 | 45.59 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 68,998 | |||||||
New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.93 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[1] |
References[]
- ^ a b "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "General Election by District: Davenport". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014.
- ^ Dale, Daniel (June 13, 2014). "Liberal Cristina Martins recaptures Davenport in Ontario election". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
- Living people
- Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
- Politicians from Toronto
- Portuguese emigrants to Canada
- Women MPPs in Ontario