Sol Mamakwa

Sol Mamakwa is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the riding of Kiiwetinoong as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.

Sol Mamakwa MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Kiiwetinoong
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2018
Preceded by	first member
Personal details
Political party	New Democratic
Residence	Sioux Lookout, Ontario

He is a member of the Kingfisher First Nation, and speaks Oji-Cree as a first language.[2] Prior to his election to the legislature, he worked for the Nishnawbe Aski Nation in Sioux Lookout.

He was one of three MPPs of Indigenous heritage elected in 2018, alongside caucus colleagues Suze Morrison and Guy Bourgouin, and the second person of full First Nations descent elected to the assembly after Peter North in 1990.[3]

Electoral record

2018 Ontario general election: Kiiwetinoong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Sol Mamakwa	3,232	49.90
	Progressive Conservative	Clifford Bull	1,765	27.25
	Liberal	Doug Lawrance	983	15.18
	Green	Christine Penner Polle	406	6.27
	Northern Ontario	Kenneth Jones	91	1.40
Total valid votes			6,477	100.00
Turnout				48.40
Eligible voters			13,380
	New Democratic pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

References

1. "Ontario Votes 2018: Sol Mamakwa wins new Kiiwetinoong riding". CBC Thunder Bay. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
2. "Sol Mamawka elected Kiiwetinoong NDP candidate". Sioux Lookout Bulletin, May 16, 2018.
3. "Sol Mamakwa, seul membre d'une Première Nation à Queen's Park". Ici Radio-Canada Espaces autochtones, June 8, 2018.
4. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Retrieved 16 January 2019.