Soo Wong
Soo Wong | |
|---|---|
 Wong speaking in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 2017 | |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Agincourt | |
| In office October 6, 2011 – June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Gerry Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Aris Babikian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | Registered nurse |
Soo M. Wong[1] (born c. 1962) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2018 who represented the riding of Scarborough—Agincourt in Toronto.
Background
Wong was born in Hong Kong and moved to Toronto with her family at the age of eight. She studied nursing and worked her early career in healthcare.[2] Wong served two terms as a public school trustee with the Toronto District School Board.[3] Before entering public office, Wong was a member of the City of Toronto Board of Health and a nursing professor at Humber College.[4][5]
Politics
Wong ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in Scarborough—Agincourt defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Liang Chen by 4,685 votes.[6] She was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating Chen again, this time by 5,201 votes.[7] She was defeated by PC candidate Aris Babikian in the 2018 election.[8]
She was a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Community and Social Services and on 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 valid votes/Expense limit | 28,636 | 99.45 | +0.48 | $102,205 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 159 | 0.55 | -0.48 | |||||
| Turnout | 28,795 | 39.43 | -11.92 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 72,891 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −5.18 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. | ||||||||
| 2018 Ontario general election: Scarborough—Agincourt | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Aris Babikian | 18,582 | 50.40 | +15.77 | ||||
| Liberal | Soo Wong | 10,429 | 28.29 | -21.55 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tasleem Riaz | 6,434 | 17.45 | +5.64 | ||||
| Green | Lydia West | 635 | 1.72 | -0.89 | ||||
| Libertarian | Mark Sinclair | 244 | 0.66 | |||||
| Independent | Jude Coutinho | 189 | 0.51 | |||||
| Moderate | Rubina Ansary | 148 | 0.40 | |||||
| Trillium | Carlos Lacuna | 118 | 0.32 | |||||
| People's Political Party | Badih Rawdah | 92 | 0.25 | -0.86 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,871 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | - | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[10] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election: Scarborough—Agincourt | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Soo Wong | 17,332 | 49.84 | +2.82 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Liang Chen | 12,041 | 34.63 | +2.64 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alex Wilson | 4,105 | 11.81 | -3.94 | ||||
| Green | Pauline Thompson | 907 | 2.61 | +0.34 | ||||
| The People | Kevin Clarke | 387 | 1.11 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 34,772 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.09 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[11] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election: Scarborough—Agincourt | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Soo Wong | 14,907 | 46.85 | -11.22 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Liang Chen | 10,222 | 32.13 | +6.77 | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul Choi | 5,017 | 15.77 | +5.27 | ||||
| Green | Pauline Thompson | 722 | 2.27 | -2.22 | ||||
| Libertarian | Doug McLarty | 656 | 2.06 | |||||
| Paramount Canadians | Priya Ahuja | 209 | 0.66 | |||||
| Freedom | Sabrina Wall | 83 | 0.26 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 31,816 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 246 | 0.77 | ||||||
| Turnout | 32,062 | 43.57 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 73,583 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[12] | ||||||||
References
- ^ @ONPARLeducation (13 July 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Benzie, Robert; Ferguson, Rob (21 November 2011). "Rookie MPPs set to take seats". Waterloo Region Record. p. A3.
- ^ Peat, Don (6 October 2011). "Tories fail to break through in GTA". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ Mathieu, Emily (7 October 2011). "Still in 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 Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ "General Election by District: Scarborough-Agincourt". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on 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 from the original on 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate - 2014 General Election.pdf" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Scarborough—Agincourt" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014.