Jamie West | |
|---|---|
.jpg) West in 2019 | |
| Critic, Labour | |
| Assumed office August 23, 2018 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Member of theOntario Provincial Parliament forSudbury | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Glenn Thibeault |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Occupation | Smelter Worker Safety Representative, Flash Furnace Operator, Trade unionist, university professor |
Jamie West is aCanadian politician, who was elected to theLegislative Assembly of Ontario in the2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the riding ofSudbury as a member of theOntario New Democratic Party.
Prior to his election to the legislature, West worked forVale Limited's smelter operation inSudbury, and served as president of the Sudbury and District Labour Council.[2] West also taught labour studies atLaurentian University.[3]
West was first elected to theLegislative Assembly of Ontario in the2018 Ontario general election. During the 2018 election campaign, he was endorsed byUnited Steelworkers.[4]
He was reelected in the2022 Ontario general election.[5]
In May 2023, West proposed Bill 118, which would designate June 1st as Injured Workers Day. The bill was passed in December 2024, making it one of only a small handful of oppositionprivate member's bills that were successfully passed during the43rd Parliament of Ontario.[6][7]
In June 2024, West advocated for government funding forHope Air; a charity that arranges medical transportation for low-income Canadians.[8]
As of August 11, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Labour, Training, and Skills Development.
In November 2024, West called on the provincial government to take stronger action againstwage theft.[9]
| 2025 Ontario general election:Sudbury | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jamie West | 14,760 | 46.74 | +5.89 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Max Massimiliano | 12,194 | 38.61 | +9.64 | ||||
| Liberal | Rashid Mukhtar Chaudhry | 3,352 | 10.61 | –8.86 | ||||
| Green | David Robinson | 748 | 2.37 | –2.66 | ||||
| New Blue | Brady Legault | 421 | 1.33 | –1.13 | ||||
| Independent | J. David Popescu | 106 | 0.34 | +0.03 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,581 | 95.14 | –4.18 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 1,613 | 4.86 | +4.18 | |||||
| Turnout | 33,194 | 49.56 | +4.96 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 66,973 | |||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | –1.88 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Ontario[10][11] | ||||||||
| 2022 Ontario general election:Sudbury | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Jamie West | 12,013 | 40.85 | −7.22 | $76,331 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Marc Despatie | 8,519 | 28.97 | +5.73 | $66,299 | |||
| Liberal | David Farrow | 5,727 | 19.47 | −2.95 | $57,197 | |||
| Green | David Robinson | 1,480 | 5.03 | +0.87 | $23,082 | |||
| New Blue | Sheldon Pressey | 724 | 2.46 | $8,572 | ||||
| Libertarian | Adrien Berthier | 504 | 1.71 | +1.13 | $253 | |||
| Ontario Party | Jason LaFace | 353 | 1.20 | $366 | ||||
| Independent | J. David Popescu | 90 | 0.31 | $146 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 29,410 | 99.32 | +0.36 | $95,253 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 203 | 0.68 | -0.36 | |||||
| Turnout | 29,613 | 44.60 | -9.62 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 68,036 | |||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | −6.48 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election:Sudbury | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Jamie West | 17,386 | 48.07 | +12.92 | $26,455 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Troy Crowder | 8,405 | 23.24 | +15.73 | $44,759 | |||
| Liberal | Glenn Thibeault | 8,108 | 22.42 | -18.83 | $97,933 | |||
| Green | David Robinson | 1,504 | 4.16 | +0.92 | $8,082 | |||
| Consensus Ontario | Mila Chavez Wong | 284 | 0.79 | N/A | ||||
| Libertarian | James Wendler | 212 | 0.59 | N/A | ||||
| None of the Above | David Sylvestre | 186 | 0.51 | N/A | $0 | |||
| Independent | J. David Popescu | 82 | 0.23 | +0.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,167 | 98.95 | –0.50 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 382 | 1.05 | +0.50 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,549 | 54.22 | +14.53 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 67,410 | |||||||
| New Democraticgain fromLiberal | Swing | -1.37 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Ontario[12][13][14] | ||||||||
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