Jessica Bell (politician)

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

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.

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 Democratic Jessica Bell 24,537 49.66 +25.39
Liberal Jo-Ann Davis 10,898 22.06 -26.04
Progressive Conservative Gillian Smith 10,431 21.11 +2.98
Green Tim Grant 2,652 5.37 -1.69
New People's Choice Daryl Christoff 284 0.57
Independent Doug MacLeod 220 0.45
Libertarian Ryan Swim 206 0.42
Go Vegan Paulo Figueiras 106 0.21
Special Needs Hilton Milan 78 0.16
Total valid votes 100.0  
New Democratic pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

References[]

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