Tracy MacCharles
| The Honourable Tracy MacCharles |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Pickering—Scarborough East |
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| Assumed office October 6, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Wayne Arthurs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 52–53) West Hill, Toronto |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Stephen Little |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Pickering, Ontario |
| Profession | Human resources |
Tracy MacCharles (born c. 1963) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2011. She represents the riding of Pickering—Scarborough East. She is a member of cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne.
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Background[edit]
MacCharles was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario and now resides in Pickering, Ontario.[1] She went to Brock University where she obtained a degree in Business and Public Administration. She worked in human resources management in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors including serving as Vice President of Human Resources, Manulife Financial for the Corporate and Information Technology Divisions. She is the past Chair of the Ontario Accessibility Standards Advisory Council with a mandate to advise the Minister of Community of Social Services on the implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005, and is a member of the Durham Board of Education’s Special Education Advisory Committee.[2]
She lives in Pickering with her husband Stephen Little and their two children.[3]
Politics[edit]
MacCharles ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Pickering—Scarborough East. She defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Kevin Gaudet by 5,168 votes.[4][5] She was easily re-elected in the 2014 election defeating Gaudet again, this time by 10,505 votes.[6]
On November 10, 2011, MacCharles was appointed as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children and Youth Services. On February 11, 2013 she was sworn in as Minister of Consumer Services under new Premier Kathleen Wynne.[7] On June 24, 2014 she was appointed Minister of Children and Youth Services as well as Minister responsible for Women's Issues.[8]
Cabinet positions[edit]
| Provincial Government of Kathleen Wynne | ||
| Cabinet Posts (3) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| ' | Minister without portfolio 2016-present Responsible for accessibility issues |
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| Teresa Piruzza | Minister of Children and Youth Services 2014–2016 Also responsible for women's issues |
Michael Coteau |
| Margarett Best | Minister of Consumer Services 2013–2014 |
David Orazietti |
Election results[edit]
| Ontario general election, 2014 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Tracy MacCharles | 23,206 | 52.0 | 5.3 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Gaudet | 12,638 | 28.3 | -5.1 | ||||
| New Democratic | Eileen Higdon | 6,600 | 14.8 | -1.7 | ||||
| Green | Anthony Navarro | 1,564 | 3.5 | 0.7 | ||||
| Libertarian | Scott Hoefig | 463 | 1.1 | 0.5 | ||||
| Freedom | Matt Oliver | 193 | 0.4 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 44,664 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Tracy MacCharles | 18,201 | 46.7 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Gaudet | 13,033 | 33.4 | |||||
| New Democratic | Nerissa Carino | 6,424 | 16.5 | |||||
| Green | Kevin Smith | 1,096 | 2.8 | |||||
| Libertarian | Heath Thomas | 252 | 0.6 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 39,006 | 100.0 | 14.5 | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ O’Connell, Carleigh (October 29, 2011). "Liberal rookie MacCharles wins Pickering-Scarborough East Riding". Centennial Journalism.
- ^ "Biography: Tracy MacCharles". Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ^ Milley, Danielle (October 17, 2011). "New Pickering-Scarborough East MPP has roots in West Hill community". Scarborough Mirror. p. 1.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ Peat, Don (October 6, 2011). "Tories fail to break through in GTA". Toronto Sun. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "General Election by District: Pickering—Scarborough East". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
- ^ "Ontario's new cabinet". Waterloo Region Record (Kitchener, Ont). February 12, 2013. p. A3.
- ^ Richard Brennan; Robert Benzie; Rob Ferguson (June 24, 2014). "Kathleen Wynne warns financial cupboard is bare". Toronto Star.
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