Bhutila Karpoche
Bhutila Karpoche | |
|---|---|
 Bhutila Karpoche in 2018 | |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Parkdale—High Park | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Cheri DiNovo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1983 or 1984 (age 40–41)[1] Nepal |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Toronto |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Public health researcher |
Bhutila Karpoche (born 1983 or 1984)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Parkdale—High Park as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.
She is the first person of Tibetan descent ever elected to public office in North America.[1]
Prior to the election, Karpoche worked for Cheri DiNovo, her predecessor as MPP for Parkdale-High Park, first in DiNovo's constituency office and more recently as her executive assistant.[2] She also served on the board of directors of the Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario and on the steering committee of the International Tibet Network.[3]
In her capacity as a member of provincial parliament, Karpoche serves as the Deputy Opposition Whip[4], and the Ontario New Democratic Party's Mental Health and Addictions critic.[5]
Electoral record
| 2018 Ontario general election: Parkdale—High Park | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bhutila Karpoche | 32,407 | 59.41 | +13.21 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Adam Pham | 9,821 | 18.00 | +6.26 | ||||
| Liberal | Nadia Guerrera | 9,271 | 17.00 | -20.42 | ||||
| Green | Halyna Zalucky | 2,544 | 4.66 | +1.33 | ||||
| Libertarian | Matthias Nunno | 371 | 0.68 | +0.25 | ||||
| Communist | Jay Watts | 135 | 0.25 | |||||
| Turnout | 54,549 | 65.02 | +8.12 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,879 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +3.42 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[6] | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d Kennedy, Brendan (June 7, 2018). "NDP's Bhutila Karpoche wins Parkdale-High Park, becoming first Tibetan ever elected to public office in North America". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "NDP politician Cheri DiNovo may be leaving politics, but her work on LGBT issues isn’t over". Daily Xtra, September 20, 2017.
- ^ "First Tibetan, Bhutila Karpoche Wins Election in Canada". Tibetan Journal, June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale—High Park)". Ontario Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Statement from NDP Mental Health and Addictions critic Bhutila Karpoche". Ontario NDP. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 9. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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