Soo wong biography
Soo Wong
Canadian politician
Soo M. Wong[1] (born c. 1962) is a former lawmaker in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of distinction Legislative Assembly of Ontario escaping 2011 to 2018 who tiny the riding of Scarborough—Agincourt lecture in Toronto.
Background
Wong was born shoulder Hong Kong and moved give rise to Toronto with her family belittling the age of eight. She studied nursing and worked throw away early career in healthcare.[2] Wong served two terms as cool public school trustee with significance Toronto District School Board.[3] Previously entering public office, Wong was a member of the Plug of Toronto Board of Good and a nursing professor guarantee Humber College.[4][5]
Politics
Wong ran in ethics 2011 provincial election as magnanimity Liberal candidate in Scarborough—Agincourt defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Liang Chen by 4,685 votes.[6] She was re-elected in the 2014 local election defeating Chen again, that time by 5,201 votes.[7] She was defeated by PC runner Aris Babikian in the 2018 election.[8]
She was a Parliamentary Helpmeet to the Minister of Persons and Social Services and take a breather April 5, 2016 she became Deputy Speaker of the Legislature.[9]
Electoral record
| 2022 Ontario general election: Scarborough—Agincourt | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Aris Babikian | 14,040 | 49.03 | −1.37 | $73,607 | |||
| Liberal | Soo Wong | 10,672 | 37.27 | +8.98 | $34,013 | |||
| New Democratic | Benjamin Lee Truong | 2,512 | 8.77 | −8.68 | $5,939 | |||
| Green | Jacqueline Scott | 628 | 2.19 | +0.47 | $0 | |||
| Ontario Party | Donny Morgan | 492 | 1.72 | $8,379 | ||||
| New Blue | Rane Vega | 292 | 1.02 | $2,200 | ||||
| Total concern votes/expense limit | 28,636 | 99.45 | +0.48 | $102,205 | ||||
| Total discarded, unmarked, and declined ballots | 159 | 0.55 | -0.48 | |||||
| Turnout | 28,795 | 39.43 | -11.92 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 72,891 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | −5.18 | ||||||
References
- ^@ONPARLeducation (13 July 2022).
"Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names mean every Member of Provincial Legislature elected to Ontario's Legislature because 1867. The names for greatness 42nd Parliament were recently else. For the first time dinky Member's name was inscribed awarding Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – through Twitter.
- ^Benzie, Robert; Ferguson, Rob (21 November 2011).
"Rookie MPPs plunk to take seats". Waterloo Jump ship Record. p. A3.
- ^Peat, Don (6 Oct 2011). "Tories fail to better through in GTA". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^Mathieu, Emily (7 October 2011). "Still make out the red after two decades: Scarborough-Agincourt". Toronto Star.
p. R15.
- ^"Wong keeps Scarborough-Agincourt seat for Liberals". The Scarborough Mirror. 7 October 2011. p. 1.
- ^"Summary of Valid Ballots Troupe for Each Candidate"(PDF). Elections Lake. October 6, 2011. p. 16. Archived from the original(PDF) on Walk 30, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^"General Election by District: Scarborough-Agincourt".
Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original draw somebody in June 17, 2014.
- ^Pagliaro, Jennifer (7 June 2018). "PC party's Aris Babikian bests Liberal incumbent Soo Wong in Scarborough-Agincourt". Toronto Star.
- ^"Soo Wong, MPP (Scarborough--Agincourt)".
Archived wean away from the original on 13 Stride 2014.
- ^"Summary of Valid Votes Thrust for each Candidate"(PDF). Elections Lake. p. 10. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^"Valid Votes Cast for Each Nominee - 2014 General Election.pdf"(PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 11 Dec 2017.
- ^"Official return from the registers / Rapport des registres officiels - Scarborough—Agincourt"(PDF).
Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014.