Lindsey Park

Lindsey Park is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Durham as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Lindsey Park

MPP
Parliamentary Assistant to the Attorney General
Assumed office
June 29, 2018
MinisterCaroline Mulroney
Doug Downey
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Durham
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byGranville Anderson
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
ParentsJim
Alma materWayne State University, University of Ottawa
OccupationLawyer

Background

Park was educated at Wayne State University, where she was an NCAA Division I women's hockey player for the Wayne State Warriors women's ice hockey team.[2] She later studied law at the University of Ottawa, and practiced civil litigation in Durham Region.[2]

Politics

Park was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative MPP in the 2018 provincial election for the electoral district of Durham on June 7, 2018.

On June 29, 2018, Park was named parliamentary assistant to the attorney general, Caroline Mulroney.[3]

Electoral record
2018 Ontario general election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLindsey Park28,57546.99%+12.70
New DemocraticJoel Usher19,25331.66%+7.58
LiberalGranville Anderson10,23716.84%−19.61
GreenMichelle Corbett2,3603.88%−0.51
LibertarianRyan Robinson3820.63%−0.17
Total valid votes 60,807100.0 
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing  
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

References
  1. O'Meara, Jennifer (June 7, 2018). "Park says she will represent Durham at Queen's Park, not the other way around". durhamregion.com.
  2. "Lindsey Park wins the Durham provincial Conservative nomination". DurhamRegion.com, June 29, 2017.
  3. "Premier Ford Announces Parliamentary Assistant Assignments as Part of Ontario's Government for the People". Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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