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 byGerry Phillips
Succeeded byAris Babikian
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Hong Kong
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionRegistered 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

  1. ^ @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.
  2. ^ Benzie, Robert; Ferguson, Rob (21 November 2011). "Rookie MPPs set to take seats". Waterloo Region Record. p. A3.
  3. ^ Peat, Don (6 October 2011). "Tories fail to break through in GTA". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  4. ^ Mathieu, Emily (7 October 2011). "Still in the red after two decades: Scarborough-Agincourt". Toronto Star. p. R15.
  5. ^ "Wong keeps Scarborough-Agincourt seat for Liberals". The Scarborough Mirror. 7 October 2011. p. 1.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "General Election by District: Scarborough-Agincourt". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014.
  8. ^ Pagliaro, Jennifer (7 June 2018). "PC party's Aris Babikian bests Liberal incumbent Soo Wong in Scarborough-Agincourt". Toronto Star.
  9. ^ "Soo Wong, MPP (Scarborough--Agincourt)". Archived from the original on 13 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate - 2014 General Election.pdf" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Scarborough—Agincourt" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

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