Wayne Gates

Wayne Gates is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in a by-election in February 2014, and re-elected in the 2014 and 2018 General elections. He represents the riding of Niagara Falls.

Wayne Gates

MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Niagara Falls
Assumed office
February 13, 2014
Preceded byKim Craitor
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic
ResidenceNiagara Falls, Ontario

Background

Prior to entering provincial politics, Gates was a City Councillor for the City of Niagara Falls, campaign chair for the United Way, and president of a Unifor local in the Niagara Falls, Ontario.[1] He also served as the campaign chair for the United Way, was a member the Yellow Shirt Brigade to save the Fort Erie hospital, member of the city's recreation committee, Project Share volunteer, and member of the Ontario Health Coalition.

Politics

Gates ran as the federal New Democratic Party's candidate in Niagara Falls in the 2004 federal election and the 2006 federal election finishing third both times.[2][3]

He was elected as a city councillor in Niagara Falls, Ontario in 2010.[1] In February 2014, he was elected in a provincial by-election in the riding of Niagara Falls. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Bart Maves by 962 votes.[4] He was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating PC candidate Bart Maves by 7,424 votes.[5] Gates is the only New Democrat in history to be re-elected in the Niagara Falls riding and holds the record for highest vote tally of any candidate ever in the Niagara Falls provincial riding, at 24,123 votes. He surpassed that record in 2018 by winning 30,161 votes.[6]

Gates has served in several critic portfolio roles as part of the Ontario NDP caucus, including Transportation, Economic Development, and Consumer Services. He is currently one of the Official Opposition's critics for labour issues in the caucus and is the lead critic for worker's health & safety issues.

In 2016, he scored a major victory by winning unanimous support for his motion to address lengthy wait times for MRI services in Niagara.[7] He continues to advocate for healthcare issues, is a major proponent for the building of the New Niagara Falls Hospital, and has tabled legislation for universal coverage for PSA testing in Ontario. [8]

Electoral record
2018 Ontario general election: Niagara Falls
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticWayne Gates30,16150.79+3.40
Progressive ConservativeChuck McShane21,12635.58+2.76
LiberalDean Demizio5,5549.95−5.06
GreenKaren Fraser2,0573.46+0.03
LibertarianShaun Somers3140.53−0.54
Ontario Moderate PartyGoran Zubic1690.28
Total valid votes 59,381100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario[9]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticWayne Gates24,12347.38+7.84
Progressive ConservativeBart Maves16,69932.80-3.96
LiberalLionel Tupman7,31414.36-5.00
GreenClarke Bitter1,7243.39+0.65
LibertarianRalph Panucci5601.10+0.67
None of the AboveJohn Ringo Beam4980.98
Total valid votes 50,918100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +5.90
Source: Elections Ontario[10]
Ontario provincial by-election, February 13, 2014
Resignation of Kim Craitor
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticWayne Gates14,52639.44+13.14
Progressive ConservativeBart Maves13,56436.83+2.00
LiberalJoyce Morocco7,14319.39-16.50
GreenClarke Bitter1,0062.73+1.11
IndependentTim Tredwell2240.61+0.24
LibertarianStefanos Karatopis1590.43-0.03
People's Political PartyTroy Young1080.29
FreedomAndrew Brannan1020.28
Total valid votes 36,832
Turnout
     N.D.P. gain from Liberal Swing +14.82%
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRob Nicholson23,48940.4%+1.7%
LiberalGary Burroughs20,09934.5%-2.0%
New DemocraticWayne Gates12,21421.0%+0.2%
GreenKay Green2,4024.1%+0.1%
Total valid votes 58,204 100.0%
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRob Nicholson19,88238.7%-7.7%
LiberalVictor Pietrangelo18,74536.5%-9.4%
New DemocraticWayne Gates10,68020.8%+14.7%
GreenTed Mousseau2,0714.0%+2.7%
Total valid votes 51,378100.0%

|}

References
  1. "NDP take Niagara Falls riding". Toronto Sun. February 13, 2014.
  2. "Election results...riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 29, 2004. p. A14. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. "Election results...riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. January 24, 2006. p. A16. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. "NDP win Niagara Falls, Tories hold Thornhill in Ontario byelections". Global News. February 13, 2014.
  5. "General Election by District: Niagara Falls". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
  6. https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/niagara-region/2018/06/07/gates-returned-for-ndp-in-niagara-falls.html
  7. "Province supports Gates MRI motion". Niagara Falls Review. October 28, 2016.
  8. https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2019/11/26/new-democrat-mpp-urges-province-to-cover-the-cost-of-all-prostate-cancer-tests.html
  9. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 7. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  10. "General Election Results by District, 054 Niagara Falls". Elections Ontario. 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.