Stephanie Smyth
Canadian politician (born 1964)
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Stephanie Smyth MPP (born October 20, 1964)[1][2] is a Canadian politician and retired broadcaster who has served as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Toronto—St. Paul's since 2025. A member of the Ontario Liberal Party, she unseated two-term incumbent NDP member Jill Andrew.
Stephanie Smyth | |
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Smyth in 2025 | |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Toronto—St. Paul's | |
| Assumed office February 27, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jill Andrew |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 20, 1964 |
| Party | Ontario Liberal |
| Spouse |
Paul Cook (m. 2007) |
| Occupation |
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Broadcasting career
She was the news director and an on-air anchor at 680 News from 1993 to 2005, when she moved to Global Television Network as news director and then to 640 Toronto.[3][4]
Subsequently, she was an anchor and managing editor at CP24 for nearly 15 years, from 2008 to 2022.
Political career
After leaving CP24 in 2022, she volunteered in Brad Bradford's mayoral campaign in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election and then on Bonnie Crombie's successful 2023 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election campaign.[1]
In the 2025 Ontario general election, she was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in Toronto—St. Paul's, defeating incumbent MPP Jill Andrew of the NDP in the process.[5]
Personal life
Electoral record
2025 election
| 2025 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Stephanie Smyth | 17,421 | 40.88 | +7.21 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jill Andrew | 13,524 | 31.74 | –4.52 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Riley Braunstein | 10,799 | 25.34 | +2.95 | ||||
| Green | Chloe Tangpongprush | 871 | 2.04 | –3.41 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,615 | |||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 46.98 | –1.09 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 90,708 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +5.87 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[6] | ||||||||
