Lindsey Park
Lindsey Park MPP | |
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Parliamentary Assistant to the Attorney General | |
In office June 29, 2018 – October 1, 2021 | |
Minister | Caroline Mulroney Doug Downey |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Durham | |
Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Granville Anderson |
Personal details | |
Political party | Independent (formerly Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario) |
Parent(s) | Jim Park |
Alma mater | Wayne State University, University of Ottawa |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Lindsey Park is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Durham, initially as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario before resigning from the caucus in October 2021.[2]
Background[]
Park is the daughter of former professional hockey goalie Jim Park. She grew up in Thornhill, Ontario, and earned a Bachelor of Science at Wayne State University, where she was a goaltender for the NCAA Division I Wayne State Warriors women's ice hockey team, finishing her collegiate career in 2010 as Wayne State's then-all-time leader in career save percentage (.912) and goals-against average.[3][4] She later studied law at the University of Ottawa, where she got her start in politics working for then-Thornhill MP and Minister of the Environment Peter Kent,[5] and then practiced civil litigation in Durham Region.[3]
Politics[]
Park was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative MPP in the 2018 provincial election for the electoral district of Durham on June 7, 2018.
On June 29, 2018, Park was named parliamentary assistant to the attorney general, Caroline Mulroney.[6]
On October 1, 2021, Park was removed from her role as parliamentary assistant to the attorney general after misrepresenting her COVID-19 vaccination status.[7]
On October 22, 2021, Park announced she had resigned from the Progressive Conservative party and would not be seeking re-election in 2022.[8]
Electoral record[]
2018 Ontario general election: Durham | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Lindsey Park | 28,575 | 46.99% | +12.70 | ||||
New Democratic | Joel Usher | 19,253 | 31.66% | +7.58 | ||||
Liberal | Granville Anderson | 10,237 | 16.84% | −19.61 | ||||
Green | Michelle Corbett | 2,360 | 3.88% | −0.51 | ||||
Libertarian | Ryan Robinson | 382 | 0.63% | −0.17 | ||||
Total valid votes | 60,807 | 100.0 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |||||||
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019. |
References[]
- ^ O'Meara, Jennifer (June 7, 2018). "Park says she will represent Durham at Queen's Park, not the other way around". durhamregion.com.
- ^ "Progressive Conservative MPP who 'misrepresented' her COVID-19 vaccination status resigns from caucus". Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Lindsey Park wins the Durham provincial Conservative nomination". www.durhamregion.com. Metroland Media Group. June 29, 2017.
- ^ wsuathletics.com https://wsuathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/lindsey-park/1536. Retrieved 27 October 2021. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ O'Meara, Jennifer. "Conservative MPP Lindsey Park pledges to fight for Durham". toronto.com. Clarington This Week. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Premier Ford Announces Parliamentary Assistant Assignments as Part of Ontario's Government for the People". Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ Aguilar, Bryann (2021-10-01). "Durham MPP removed from legislative role after misrepresenting vaccination status: province". CP24. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Progressive Conservative MPP who 'misrepresented' her COVID-19 vaccination status resigns from caucus". Retrieved 22 October 2021.
External links[]
- Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
- Women MPPs in Ontario
- Lawyers in Ontario