Mary-Margaret McMahon
McMahon in 2016
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Beaches—East York
Assumed office
June 2, 2022
Preceded byRima Berns-McGown
Toronto City Councillor
for Ward 32 Beaches-East York
In office
December 1, 2010 – December 1, 2018
Preceded bySandra Bussin
Succeeded byBrad Bradford
Personal details
Born (1966-07-06) July 6, 1966 (age 57)
Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Political partyOntario Liberal
Other political
affiliations		Independent (municipal politicians are elected on a non-partisan basis in Toronto)
SpouseJames McMahon
Children2
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mary-Margaret McMahon (born July 6, 1966) is a Canadian politician. She was elected MPP for the Ontario Liberal Party in Beaches—East York in the June 2022 provincial election.[1] Previously, McMahon served on the Toronto City Council from 2010 to 2018, representing Ward 32 Beaches—East York.

Background

Born and raised in Collingwood, Ontario, she is the daughter of former Collingwood mayor Ron Emo and Gloria Emo. McMahon is one of four children, including brothers Michael, Stephen and Timothy.[2] Since 1990, she has resided in the Beaches—East York area.[3]

McMahon taught English as a second language and worked as a community activist. She founded the East Lynn Park Farmers market and helped organize an anti-idling campaign at her children's school. She previously worked for Live Green Toronto as a community animator.[4]

Political career

McMahon was first elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election, defeating city council speaker Sandra Bussin in Ward 32 Beaches—East York.[5] She describes herself as a "fiscally responsible environmentalist."[6] She served Ward 32 from 2010 to 2018, when she declined to run in the 2018 Toronto municipal election.

In October 2017 McMahon announced she would not be running for re-election in 2018, confirming a promise made when she was first elected in 2010.[7] During her time as a councillor she brought forward two motions to Toronto City Council calling for term limits, but both were defeated.[7]

In October 2020, she announced her candidacy for the Ontario Liberal Party nomination in the provincial electoral district of Beaches—East York.[8] She was elected in the 2022 Ontario general election.

Electoral history

2022 Ontario general election: Beaches—East York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mary-Margaret McMahon 14,398 35.42 +8.41
New Democratic Kate Dupuis 13,500 33.21 -15.00
Progressive Conservative Angela Kennedy 7,536 18.54 +0.10
Green Abhijeet Manay 4,154 10.22 +5.96
New Blue Stephen Roney 441 1.08
Ontario Party John Ferguson 310 0.76
Communist Drew Garvie 120 0.30
None of the Above Joe Ring 111 0.27 +0.06
Canadians' Choice Bahman Yazdanfar 78 0.19 +0.04
Total valid votes 40,648
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 49.13 -12.03
Eligible voters 82,743
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +11.71
Source: Elections Ontario[9]
2014 Toronto election, Ward 32
Candidate Votes[10] %
Mary-Margaret McMahon (incumbent) 15,762 60.92
Sandra Bussin 4,552 17.59
Brian Graff 1,922 7.43
9 other candidates 3,639 14.06
Total 25,875 100.00
2010 Toronto election, Ward 32[11]
Candidate Votes %
Mary-Margaret McMahon 15,159 65.144%
Sandra Bussin (incumbent) 5,998 25.776%
Keith Begley 753 3.236%
Bruce Baker 477 2.05%
Brad Feraday 354 1.521%
Martin Gladstone 210 0.902%
Neil Sinclair 190 0.817%
Albert Castells 66 0.284%
Kieron Pope 63 0.271%
Total 23,270 100%

References

  1. ^ Star, Torstar Open Data Team | Toronto. "Liberal Mary-Margaret McMahon wins in Beaches—East York". Toronto. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. ^ McMahon, Mary-Margaret (October 2, 2011). "Gloria Emo". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Liberals in Beaches-East York Nominate Mary-Margaret McMahon as 2022 Ontario Liberal Party Candidate". Ontario Liberal Party. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Activist with a long to-do list". The Toronto Star. March 6, 2010. ISSN 0319-0781. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Changed council faces new mayor" Archived October 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, October 25, 2010.
  6. ^ Kennedy, Brendan (November 25, 2010). "City hall rookies 2010: Mary-Margaret McMahon, Ward 32". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Boisvert, Nick (October 23, 2017). "Mary-Margaret McMahon won't run in 2018 and wants other councillors to follow her lead". CBC News. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  8. ^ "Former councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon seeks nomination as Ontario Liberal Party candidate in Beaches-East York". Beach Metro Community News. October 7, 2020. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Candidates in: Beaches—East York (007)". Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "Ward 32, Beaches-East York, Councillor" (PDF). City of Toronto. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  11. ^ City of Toronto elections page Archived October 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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