Lisa Gretzky
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.
Lisa Gretzky MPP | |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Windsor West | |
| Assumed office June 12, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Teresa Piruzza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 19, 1971 |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Tyler Gretzky |
| Relations | Wayne Gretzky (Cousin-in-law) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Windsor, Ontario |
| Profession | Event planner |
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 | ||||||||
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| 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
- "NDP introduces public school board trustee Gretzky as Windsor West candidate". Windsor Star. June 13, 2014.
- Wolfson, Monica (November 14, 2006). "Five newcomers join public board". The Windsor Star. p. A6.
- "Burgess elected to lead board". The Windsor Star. December 5, 2013. p. A2.
- "General Election by District: Windsor West". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- "An orange sweep across Windsor-Essex, as Liberals win majority". CTV Windsor. June 12, 2014.
- Reevely, David (June 25, 2014). "Horwath sticks around, names NDP shadow cabinet". Ottawa Citizen.
- "Lisa Gretzky, MPP (Windsor West)". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- "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.