Jennifer French (politician)

Jennifer K. French (born 1978) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2014. She represents the riding of Oshawa.

Jennifer French

MPP
French in 2017
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Oshawa
Assumed office
June 12, 2014
Preceded byJerry Ouellette
Personal details
Born (1978-06-05) June 5, 1978

Winchester, Ontario
Political partyNew Democratic
ResidenceOshawa, Ontario
ProfessionTeacher

Background

French was born in Winchester, Ontario, near Ottawa. She grew up in the United States after moving there with her family. She returned to Canada to attend Queen's University where she earned a bachelor's degree in biology. She spent three years teaching in Japan before returning to earn a master's degree in science with a teaching specialty. She moved to Oshawa where she spent eight years teaching elementary school.[1][2]

Politics

French ran in the 2014 provincial election as the New Democratic candidate in the riding of Oshawa. She defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Jerry Ouellette by 7,695 votes.[3][4]

She was the party's critic for pension issues, switched to critic for Community Safety and Correctional Services on March 23, 2015, and then to critic of Youth Engagement and critic of Citizenship and Immigration as of December 2, 2016.[5][6]

She was reelected in the 2018 election.

Electoral record
2018 Ontario general election: Oshawa
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJennifer French24,30144.88-1.82
Progressive ConservativeBob Chapman22,59441.73+11.20
LiberalMakini Smith4,2787.90-11.12
GreenDeborah Ellis1,9573.61-0.14
LibertarianJeannette Gory5230.96+0.96
None of the AboveCheryl Kelly4900.91+0.91
Eligible voters 97,605
Turnout 54,14355.57+4.76
New Democratic hold Swing +6.61
Source: Elections Ontario[7]

References
  1. Vella, Erica (June 13, 2014). "Jennifer French wins Oshawa for NDP".
  2. Szekely, Reka (June 20, 2014). "Meet Jennifer French: Oshawa's new MPP". Clarington This Week. Metroland Media.
  3. "General Election by District: Oshawa". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  4. Westhead, Rick (June 12, 2014). "PC's Elliott holds Whitby-Oshawa but NDP's French surprises in Oshawa in Ontario Election". Toronto Star.
  5. Reevely, David (June 25, 2014). "Horwath sticks around, names NDP shadow cabinet".
  6. "Jennifer K. French, MPP". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  7. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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