Laura Smith (Canadian politician)

Laura Smith MPP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. She represents the riding of Thornhill as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[1] Smith previously managed a litigation company.[2] She currently serves as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services.[3][4]

Laura Smith
MPP
Smith in 2023
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Thornhill
Assumed office
June 2, 2022
Preceded byGila Martow
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Electoral history
2022 Ontario general election: Thornhill
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLaura Smith18,39553.28−7.84
LiberalLaura Mirabella10,24729.68+14.90
New DemocraticJasleen Kambo2,6987.82−11.51
GreenDaniella Mikanovsky1,1553.35+1.14
New BlueYakov Zarkhine9312.70 
Ontario PartyIgor Tvorogov3511.02 
IndependentJacob Joel Ginsberg2610.76 
No AffiliationHiten Patel1950.56 
ModerateAleksei Polyakov1050.30−0.07
IndependentBrandon Ying1000.29 
Freedom of ChoiceRoman Pesis840.24 
Total valid votes 34,522100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 298
Turnout 34,82039.88
Eligible voters 87,082
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −11.37
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.

References
  1. Team, Torstar Open Data (2022-06-02). "PC Laura Smith wins in Thornhill". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  2. "Laura Smith Nominated as Ontario PC Candidate for Thornhill". PC Party of Ontario. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  3. "Laura Smith | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  4. "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-09.


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