Lisa Gretzky

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Lisa Gretzky
MPP
Lisa Gretzky MS.png
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Windsor West
Assumed office
June 12, 2014
Preceded byTeresa Piruzza
Personal details
Born (1971-01-19) January 19, 1971 (age 50)
Political partyNew Democratic
Spouse(s)Tyler Gretzky
RelationsWayne Gretzky (Cousin-in-law)
Children2
ResidenceWindsor, Ontario
ProfessionEvent planner

Lisa Gretzky (born January 19, 1971) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, who was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. She represents the riding of Windsor West.

Background[]

She is the cousin-in-law of Wayne Gretzky through her husband Tyler Gretzky.[1]

Politics[]

Gretzky was elected as a school trustee in 2008 for the Greater Essex County District School Board.[2] She was elected as vice-chair in 2012.[3]

Gretzky ran in the 2014 provincial election as the New Democratic candidate in the riding of Windsor West. She defeated Liberal incumbent Teresa Piruzza by 2,098 votes.[4][5]

She was the party's critic for Community Safety and Correctional Services, but as of March 23, 2015, she now resides as the party's critic for Education.[6][7]

Election results[]

2018 Ontario general election: Windsor West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Lisa Gretzky 20,276 52.12 +10.85
Progressive Conservative Adam Ibrahim 11,073 28.47 +14.00
Liberal Rino Bortolin 5,722 14.71 -23.75
Green Krysta Glovasky-Ridsdale 1,393 3.58 +0.25
None of the Above Chad Durocher 435 1.12
Total valid votes 38,899 100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing
Source: Elections Ontario[8]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Lisa Gretzky 15,043 41.4 +10.57
Liberal Teresa Piruzza 14,001 38.5 -2.77
Progressive Conservative Henry Lau 5,225 14.4 -10.40
Green Chad Durocher 1,171 3.2 +0.15
Ind Helmi Charif 891 2.5 +2.45
Total valid votes 36,331 100.00
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "NDP introduces public school board trustee Gretzky as Windsor West candidate". Windsor Star. June 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Wolfson, Monica (November 14, 2006). "Five newcomers join public board". The Windsor Star. p. A6.
  3. ^ "Burgess elected to lead board". The Windsor Star. December 5, 2013. p. A2.
  4. ^ a b "General Election by District: Windsor West". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "An orange sweep across Windsor-Essex, as Liberals win majority". CTV Windsor. June 12, 2014.
  6. ^ Reevely, David (June 25, 2014). "Horwath sticks around, names NDP shadow cabinet". Ottawa Citizen.
  7. ^ "Lisa Gretzky, MPP (Windsor West)". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

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