Jill Dunlop

Jill Dunlop is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Simcoe North as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario and is currently serving as the Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues.[2]

The Honourable Jill Dunlop MPP
Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues
Incumbent
Assumed office June 20, 2019
Premier	Doug Ford
Preceded by	Lisa MacLeod[lower-alpha 1]
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Simcoe North
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2018
Preceded by	Patrick Brown
Personal details
Born	February 7, 1975
Political party	Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Parents	Garfield Dunlop Jane Dunlop
Occupation	Post secondary administrator

She was born and raised in the rural town of Coldwater Ontario, and is the daughter of Jane Dunlop - Deputy Mayor of Township of Severn, ON and Garfield Dunlop, who represented the same electoral district from 1999 to 2015.

Electoral record

2018 Ontario general election: Simcoe North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jill Dunlop	25,236	46.92	+2.98
	New Democratic	Elizabeth Van Houtte	15,078	28.03	+12.48
	Liberal	Gerry Marshall	9,523	17.70	-14.82
	Green	Valerie Powell	3,632	6.75	-1.24
	Libertarian	Cynthia Sneath	320	0.59
Total valid votes			53,789	100.0
	Progressive Conservative gain from Independent		Swing		-8.97
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

Notes

1. Lisa MacLeod as Minister responsible for Women's Issues.

References

1. "Jill Dunlop elected in Simcoe North". CTV Barrie. June 7, 2018.
2. "Jill Dunlop | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
3. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.