Natalia Kusendova-Bashta MPP is a Canadian politician who serves as the Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care and has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2018. She represents the riding of Mississauga Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
Natalia Kusendova-Bashta | |
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| Minister of Long-Term Care | |
| Assumed office June 6, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Stan Cho |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Mississauga Centre | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | First Member |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario |
| Residence(s) | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Occupation | Nurse |
Before entering politics, Kusendova-Bashta worked as a nurse.[citation needed]
Background
editKusendova-Bashta holds Bachelor of Science degrees in human and molecular biology from the University of Toronto and in nursing from Nipissing University. In addition, she speaks five languages: English, Polish, French, Czech and Slovak.[1] Kusendova-Bashta is of Slovak and Polish descent.[citation needed]
Political career
editKusendova-Bashta was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 Ontario election.[2]
In March 2020, while the province was under a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Kusendova-Bashta started taking 12-hour shifts three days per week in the emergency department at Etobicoke General Hospital.[3] In September 2020, Kusendova-Bashta's bill to recognize the Franco-Ontarian flag as an emblem of the province of Ontario was passed by the Ontario legislature and into law.[4]
Kusendova-Bashta was re-elected in the 2022 provincial election.[5] On June 6, 2024, she was elevated to the executive council during a cabinet shuffle in which she was appointed Minister of Long-Term Care by Premier Doug Ford.[6]
Electoral record
edit| 2022 Ontario general election: Mississauga Centre | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Natalia Kusendova | 14,719 | 43.60 | +2.74 | ||||
| Liberal | Sumira Malik | 12,260 | 36.32 | +10.92 | ||||
| New Democratic | Sarah Walji | 4,148 | 12.29 | −15.27 | ||||
| Green | Adriane Franklin | 1,188 | 3.52 | +0.89 | ||||
| New Blue | Audrey Simpson | 523 | 1.55 | |||||
| Ontario Party | Stephanie Wright | 332 | 0.98 | |||||
| None of the Above | Greg Vezina | 288 | 0.85 | |||||
| Populist | Elie Diab | 163 | 0.48 | |||||
| Moderate | Viktor Chornopyskyy | 137 | 0.41 | −0.03 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 33,758 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 271 | |||||||
| Turnout | 34,029 | 38.14 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,129 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −4.09 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election: Mississauga Centre | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Natalia Kusendova | 17,860 | 40.86 | |||||
| New Democratic | Laura Kaminker | 12,046 | 27.56 | |||||
| Liberal | Bobbie Daid | 11,102 | 25.40 | |||||
| Green | Noah Gould | 1,149 | 2.63 | |||||
| Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | Alex Pacis | 890 | 2.04 | |||||
| Libertarian | Farouk Giga | 471 | 1.08 | |||||
| Moderate | Viktor Chornopyskyy | 192 | 0.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.0 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[7] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "About". Mississauga Centre PC Riding Association. Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ Javed, Noor (June 7, 2018). "PCs elected in Mississauga Centre and Mississauga—Erin Mills". Toronto Star.
- ^ Sasitharan, Kirthana. "Ontario MPP returns to health-care front lines to assist COVID-19 pandemic response". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ "Bill 182, Franco-Ontarian Emblem Amendment Act, 2020". Government of Ontario. September 24, 2020.
- ^ Cornwell, Steve (June 2, 2022). "PC's Natalia Kusendova re-elected in Mississauga Centre". Mississauga.com. Mississauga, Ontario. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Allison; Casey, Liam (June 6, 2024). "Ontario Premier Doug Ford shuffles cabinet". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2019.