Jamie West

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.

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

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 DemocraticJamie West12,01340.857.22$76,331
Progressive ConservativeMarc Despatie8,51928.97+5.73$66,299
LiberalDavid Farrow5,72719.472.95$57,197
GreenDavid Robinson1,4805.03+0.87$23,082
New BlueSheldon Pressey7242.46 $8,572
LibertarianAdrien Berthier5041.71+1.13$253
Ontario PartyJason LaFace3531.20 $366
IndependentJ. David Popescu900.31 $146
Total valid votes/Expense limit 29,41099.32+0.36$95,253
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 2030.68-0.36
Turnout 29,61344.60-9.62
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 DemocraticJamie West17,38648.07+12.92
Progressive ConservativeTroy Crowder8,40523.24+15.73
LiberalGlenn Thibeault8,10822.42-18.83
GreenDavid Robinson1,5044.16+0.92
Consensus OntarioMila Chavez Wong2840.79
LibertarianJames Wendler2120.59
None of the AboveDavid Sylvestre1860.51
IndependentJ. David Popescu820.23+0.14
Total valid votes 36,167100.0  
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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