Monique Taylor
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| Monique Taylor | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Sophia Aggelonitis |
| Constituency | Hamilton Mountain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 (age 40–41) Hamilton, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Children | 1 |
Monique Taylor (born ca. 1972) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2011 election.[1]
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[edit] Background
Taylor was born in east end of Hamilton and grew up in the city. She has worked as a waitress and most recently as administrative assistant to Hamilton City Councillor Scott Duvall.[2] She lives with her partner Mark and her daughter.[3]
[edit] Politics
In 2011 she ran as the New Democrat candidate in the riding of Hamilton Mountain. She beat incumbent Sophia Aggelonitis by 5,798 votes. As of 2011 she serves as the critic for children and youth services.
[edit] Electoral record
| Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| New Democratic | Monique Taylor | 20,492 | 45.2 | +11.68 | ||
| Liberal | Sophia Aggelonitis | 14,694 | 32.4 | -4.83 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Geordie Elms | 8,641 | 19.0 | -4.54 | ||
| Green | Tony Morris | 748 | 1.6 | -3.05 | ||
| Family Coalition | Jim Enos | 450 | 1.0 | -0.06 | ||
| Libertarian | Hans Wienhold | 222 | 0.5 | |||
| Freedom | Brian Goodwin | 126 | 0.3 | |||
| Total valid votes | 45,373 | 100.00 | ||||
| Source: Elections Ontario.[4] | ||||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Taylor in sensational upset". Hamilton Spectator. 6 October 2011. http://www.thespec.com/news/elections/article/605220.
- ^ "Who is Monique Taylor?". Hamilton Spectator. 8 October 2011. http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/606049.
- ^ Dreschel, Andrew (24 October 2011). "From dropout to Hamilton's new MPP: An optimistic politician who believes she can make change". The Spectator: p. A15.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for each Candidate: 2011" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 7. http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
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