Thursday, June 7, 2018

Ontario Provincial Election 2019 #OntarioVotes


June 2018

BACKGROUND

Indigenous Politics (#IndigPoli) is please to provide Indigenous specific coverage of the Ontario Provincial Election 2018. The writ was dropped for this election was on Wednesday, May 9th 2018 which signalled the start of the 2018 Ontario Provincial Election. Voters will go to the polls on June 7, 2018 to elect 124 Members of the Provincial Parliament (MPPs). 

We will endeavour to populate the list of Indigenous candidates, if you know of any Indigenous candidates who are First Nation, Metis or Inuit please let us know by sending us an e-mail

ONTARIO ELECTORAL DISTRICS WITH LARGE INDIGENOUS POPULATION

Although there are many ridings with large Indigenous populations, Ontario created two new northern riding designed with the hopes to increase Indigenous representation in the Ontario Legislature. To get an idea of the First Nations votes, one can look at the Ontario Electoral District maps which shade in beige First Nations in the various ridings. 

Also, there is significant amount of First Nation, Metis and Inuit peoples in Ontario's urban centres/cities based on the 2016 Census of Canada. Please see graph below provided by that shows the Indigenous population in various Ontario metropolitan areas. You can click on map to enlarge. 

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INDIGENOUS CANDIDATES FOR 2018 PROVINCIAL ELECTION

As mentioned there are 20 reported Indigenous candidates, 6 from NDP, 3 from Liberal and 1 from Progressive Conservative. If you know of an Indigenous candidate not on our list, please send us an e-mail with details. The Indigenous Ancestry for the various candidates were provided directly by candidate, or from their individual websites or alternately from the political party they represent. 

Charles Fox
Algoma-Manitoulin
ONTARIO LIBERAL
Anishinaabe (Bear Skin Lake)
Twitter: votecharlesfox
Facebook: votecharlesfox

Gaëtan Baillargeon
Mushkegowuk—James Bay
ONTARIO LIBERAL
  Anishinaaabe-Cree (Constance Lake)
Twitter: gates1980
Facebook: Gaetan4MJB
Karen Kejick
Kenora - Rainy River
ONTARIO LIBERAL
Anishinabee (Iskatewizaagegan)
Twitter: Karen4NWO
Facebook: Karen4NWO

Ethel LaValley
Renfrew–Nipissing–Pembroke
ONTARIO NDP
Algonquin (Pikwàkanagàn)
FB: Ethel-Lavalley-NDP-Campaign
Sean Conway
Peterborough – Kawartha’
ONTARIO NDP
Anishinaabe (Curve Lake)
Twitter: seanconwayndp
Facebook: seanconwayndp
seanconway.ontariondp.ca

Sol Mamakwa
Kiiwetinoong
ONTARIO NDP
Oji-Cree (Kingfisher Lake)
Twitter: solmamakwa
Facebook: solmamakwandp
Guy Bourgouin
Mushkegowuk-James Bay
ONTARIO NDP
Metis
Facebook: guybourgouinondp

Jordan McGrail
Toronto Centre
ONTARIO NDP
Indigenous (TBD)
Twitter: JMcGrailONDP
FB: JordanMcGrailONDPCKL
Suze Morrison
Chatham-Kent–Leamington
ONTARIO NDP
Mixed Indigenous and "Settler"
Twitter: delsuez
Facebook: votesuz

Clifford Bull
Kiiwetinoong
ONTARIO PC
Anishinaabee (Lac Seul)
Twitter: VoteBull2018
Facebook: CliffordBullPC

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