Soo Wong
Canadian politician
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Soo M. Wong[1] (born c. 1962) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2018 who represented the riding of Scarborough—Agincourt in Toronto.
Soo Wong | |
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Wong speaking in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 2017 | |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Agincourt | |
| In office October 6, 2011 – June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Gerry Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Aris Babikian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Profession | Registered nurse |
Background
Wong was born in Hong Kong and moved to Toronto with her family at the age of eight. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Toronto and a Master of Community Nursing from D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York.[2] In her early career, she worked in healthcare.[3] Wong served two terms as a public school trustee with the Toronto District School Board.[4] Before entering public office, Wong was a member of the City of Toronto Board of Health and a nursing professor at Humber College.[5][6]
Politics
Wong ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in Scarborough—Agincourt, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Liang Chen by 4,685 votes.[7] She was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating Chen again, this time by 5,201 votes.[8] She was defeated by PC candidate Aris Babikian in the 2018 election.[9]
She was a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Community and Social Services and on April 5, 2016 she became Deputy Speaker of the Legislature.[10]
Electoral record
| 2022 Ontario general election: Scarborough—Agincourt | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Aris Babikian | 14,040 | 49.03 | −1.37 | $73,607 | |||
| Liberal | Soo Wong | 10,672 | 37.27 | +8.98 | $34,013 | |||
| New Democratic | Benjamin Lee Truong | 2,512 | 8.77 | −8.68 | $5,939 | |||
| Green | Jacqueline Scott | 628 | 2.19 | +0.47 | $0 | |||
| Ontario Party | Donny Morgan | 492 | 1.72 | $8,379 | ||||
| New Blue | Rane Vega | 292 | 1.02 | $2,200 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 28,636 | 99.45 | +0.48 | $102,205 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 159 | 0.55 | -0.48 | |||||
| Turnout | 28,795 | 39.43 | -11.92 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 72,891 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −5.18 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. | ||||||||
| 2018 Ontario general election: Scarborough—Agincourt | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Aris Babikian | 18,582 | 50.40 | +15.88 | ||||
| Liberal | Soo Wong | 10,429 | 28.29 | -21.44 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tasleem Riaz | 6,434 | 17.45 | +5.66 | ||||
| Green | Lydia West | 635 | 1.72 | -0.88 | ||||
| Libertarian | Mark Sinclair | 244 | 0.66 | N/A | ||||
| Independent | Jude Coutinho | 189 | 0.51 | N/A | ||||
| Moderate | Rubina Ansary | 148 | 0.40 | N/A | ||||
| Trillium | Carlos Lacuna | 118 | 0.32 | N/A | ||||
| People's Political Party | Badih Rawdah | 92 | 0.25 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,871 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.66 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[11] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election: Scarborough—Agincourt | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Soo Wong | 17,332 | 49.84 | +2.82 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Liang Chen | 12,041 | 34.63 | +2.64 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alex Wilson | 4,105 | 11.81 | -3.94 | ||||
| Green | Pauline Thompson | 907 | 2.61 | +0.34 | ||||
| The People | Kevin Clarke | 387 | 1.11 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 34,772 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.09 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[12] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election: Scarborough—Agincourt | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Soo Wong | 14,907 | 46.85 | -11.22 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Liang Chen | 10,222 | 32.13 | +6.77 | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul Choi | 5,017 | 15.77 | +5.27 | ||||
| Green | Pauline Thompson | 722 | 2.27 | -2.22 | ||||
| Libertarian | Doug McLarty | 656 | 2.06 | |||||
| Paramount Canadians | Priya Ahuja | 209 | 0.66 | |||||
| Freedom | Sabrina Wall | 83 | 0.26 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 31,816 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 246 | 0.77 | ||||||
| Turnout | 32,062 | 43.57 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 73,583 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[13] | ||||||||