Jamie West

Jamie West
MPP
West in 2019
Critic, Labour
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 23, 2018
LeaderAndrea Horwath
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Sudbury
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byGlenn Thibeault
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic
OccupationSmelter Worker Safety Representative, Flash Furnace Operator, Trade unionist, university professor

Jamie West is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the riding of Sudbury as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.

As of August 11, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Labour, Training, and Skills Development.

Prior to his election to the legislature, West worked for Vale Limited's smelter operation in Sudbury, and served as president of the Sudbury and District Labour Council.[2] West also taught labour studies at Laurentian University.

Electoral record

2022 Ontario general election: Sudbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jamie West 12,013 40.85 −7.22 $76,331
Progressive Conservative Marc Despatie 8,519 28.97 +5.73 $66,299
Liberal David Farrow 5,727 19.47 −2.95 $57,197
Green David Robinson 1,480 5.03 +0.87 $23,082
New Blue Sheldon Pressey 724 2.46   $8,572
Libertarian Adrien Berthier 504 1.71 +1.13 $253
Ontario Party Jason LaFace 353 1.20   $366
Independent J. David Popescu 90 0.31   $146
Total valid votes/expense limit 29,410 99.32 +0.36 $95,253
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 203 0.68 -0.36
Turnout 29,613 44.60 -9.62
Eligible voters 68,036
New Democratic hold Swing −6.48
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election: Sudbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jamie West 17,386 48.07 +12.92
Progressive Conservative Troy Crowder 8,405 23.24 +15.73
Liberal Glenn Thibeault 8,108 22.42 -18.83
Green David Robinson 1,504 4.16 +0.92
Consensus Ontario Mila Chavez Wong 284 0.79
Libertarian James Wendler 212 0.59
None of the Above David Sylvestre 186 0.51
Independent J. David Popescu 82 0.23 +0.14
Total valid votes 36,167 100.0  
Turnout 54.9
Eligible voters 65,850
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing -1.37
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

References

  1. ^ "New Democrats take Sudbury riding". CBC Northern Ontario. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Meet Sudbury's newest NDP candidate: Jamie West". Northern Life, April 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10-11. Retrieved 20 January 2019.


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