Rima Berns-McGown

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Rima Berns-McGown
MPP
Rima Berns-McGown MS.png
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Beaches—East York
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byArthur Potts
Personal details
BornSouth Africa
Political partyNew Democratic
OccupationAuthor, researcher and professor

Rima Berns-McGown is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Beaches—East York as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.

Berns-McGown is part of Ontario's first ever Black Caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Laura Mae Lindo, Faisal Hassan, Jill Andrew and Kevin Yarde.[2]

She is the author of a book called Muslims in the Diaspora: The Somali Communities of London and Toronto.[3]

Election results[]

2018 Ontario general election: Beaches—East York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Rima Berns-McGown 24,064 48.21 +9.24
Liberal Arthur Potts 13,480 27.01 –13.08
Progressive Conservative Sarah Mallo 9,202 18.44 +4.51
Green Debra Scott 2,128 4.26 –1.16
Libertarian Thomas Armstrong 458 0.92 –0.30
Independent Andrew Balodis 161 0.32
Special Needs Regina Mundrugo 117 0.23
None of the Above Joe Ring 104 0.21
Canadians' Choice Bahman Yazdanfar 74 0.15
Cultural Action Eric Brazau 68 0.14
The People Tony Chipman 58 0.12
Turnout 49,914 62.79 +6.69
Eligible voters 79,496
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +11.16
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Nickle, David (June 7, 2018). "NDP reclaims Beaches-East York with Rima Berns-McGown". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "NDP establishes first official Black Caucus in Ontario History". Ontario New Democratic Party, April 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Berns-McGown, Rima (1999). Muslims in the Diaspora: The Somali Communities of London and Toronto. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802082817.
  4. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.
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