Margarett Best
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| Hon. Margarett Best | |
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| Assumed office October 10, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | riding established |
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| Assumed office October 30, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Watson |
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| Born | 1958 May Pen, Jamaica |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Toronto |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Margarett Best (born 1958 in May Pen, Jamaica) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Scarborough—Guildwood. She is a member of the Liberal Party.
Best, a lawyer and community activist, was born in Jamaica. She was educated at the University of Toronto at Scarborough and Osgoode Hall.
She was appointed the Minister of Health Promotion after the 2007 election.
[edit] Electoral record
| Ontario general election, 2007 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Margarett Best | 14,413 | 42.48 | N/A | |
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Grant | 9,484 | 27.95 | N/A | |
| New Democrat | Neethan Shan | 7,442 | 21.93 | N/A | |
| Green | Glenn Kitchen | 1,812 | 5.34 | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Sam Apelbaum | 487 | 1.44 | N/A | |
| Family Coalition | Daniel Carvalho | 290 | 0.85 | N/A | |
[edit] External links
- Margarett Best official MPP Site
- Margarett Best profile at Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Margarett Best Liberal party of Ontario biography
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