Aislinn Clancy
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Aislinn Clancy
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MPP|size=100%}}
| image = Aislinn Clancy Kit Cen (cropped).jpg
| office = Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario
| leader = Mike Schreiner
| term_start = October 30, 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = Abhijeet Manay
| successor =
| parliament1 = Ontario
| riding1 = Kitchener Centre
| term_start1 = November 30, 2023
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Laura Mae Lindo
| successor1 =
| office2 = Kitchener City Councillor
| term_start2 = November 15, 2022
| term_end2 = December 9, 2023
| predecessor2 = Sarah Marsh
| successor2 =
| constituency2 = Ward 10
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|04|30}}{{cite web |title=Who is Aislinn Clancy, Greens candidate for Kitchener Centre?|date= 22 November 2023 |url= https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/green-candidate-aislinn-clancy-life-keeps-getting-harder-and-harder-for-people-in-kitchener-centre/article_9dd52a30-10ea-533d-8c8d-dae53426e14c.html |publisher=Waterloo Region Record |access-date=December 1, 2023 }}{{cite web |title=Facebook — Aislinn Clancy|url= https://www.facebook.com/aislinn.clancy |publisher=Facebook |access-date=December 1, 2023 }}
| birth_place = Cambridge, Ontario{{cite web |title=About — Aislinn Clancy|url= https://www.voteclancy.ca/about |publisher=Green Party of Ontario |access-date=December 1, 2023 }}
| education =
| alma_mater = Wilfrid Laurier University{{cite web |title=Councillor Aislinn Clancy|date=30 November 2023 |url=https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/greens-win-mpp-seat-in-kitchener-centre-1.6666957 |publisher=City of Kitchener |access-date=December 1, 2023 }}
| party = Green
| otherparty =
| website = {{URL|https://aislinnclancympp.ca}}
}}
Aislinn Patricia Clancy {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MPP}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|ʃ|l|ɪ|n}} {{respell|ASH|lynn}}; born April 30, 1979) is a Canadian politician and member of the Green Party of Ontario who was elected to serve as Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre following a 2023 by-election.{{cite web |title=Greens win MPP seat in Kitchener Centre |url=https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/greens-win-mpp-seat-in-kitchener-centre-1.6666957 |publisher=CTV News |access-date=December 1, 2023 |date=November 30, 2023 }} Clancy is the second member of the Ontario Greens to be elected in the province, following party leader Mike Schreiner. Prior to her election she was named Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario by Mike Schreiner.
Prior to her election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Clancy was elected to Kitchener City Council for Ward 10, serving just under a year in that role.{{Cite web |url=https://waterlooregionvotes.org/wards/Kitchener-Ward-10 |title=Who is Running? City of Kitchener - Ward 10|website=Waterloo Region Votes|access-date=December 1, 2023}} Clancy is a social worker by profession.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Allison |date=2023-12-01 |title=Greens win second Ontario seat in provincial byelection |url=http://syndication.thecanadianpress.com/rss/d5fc39f1-88e3-429a-a1f3-55aafce2fc79/13400759-23f3-4cb3-b465-148782b7c89d |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Cornwall Seaway News |language=en-US}}
Electoral record
{{2025 Ontario general election/Kitchener Centre}}
{{CANelec/top|ON|November 30, 2023|Kitchener Centre (provincial electoral district)|Kitchener Centre|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes|reason=Resignation of Laura Mae Lindo|prelim=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Aislinn Clancy|11,334|47.99|+35.19}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Debbie Chapman|6,312|26.73|-13.86}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Rob Elliott|3,109|13.16|-13.51}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Kelly Steiss|1,817|7.69|-7.03}}
{{CANelec|ON|New Blue|Paul Simoes|536|2.27|-2.95}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Gene Balfour|178|0.75|}}
{{CANelec|ON|NOTA|Mark Dickson|61|0.26|}}
{{CANelec|ON|PPSN|Lionel Wayne Poizner|48|0.20|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Electoral Reform|Peter House|43|0.20|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Albert Michel Benlolo|34|0.14|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Public Benefit|Jonathan Davis|33|0.14|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Patrick Strzalkowski|23|0.10|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Populist|Mario Greco|22|0.09|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Paul Stewart|18|0.08|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Ali Engering|17|0.07|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|John Turmel|13|0.06|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Spencer Rocchi|11|0.05|}}
{{CANelec|ON|People's Front|Raymond Samuels|7|0.03|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|23,616|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|||}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout||27.10|-19.12}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|87,151}}
{{CANelec/gain|ON|Green|NDP|+24.53}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web |title=Kitchener Centre Election Night Results |url=https://www.elections.on.ca/content/ngw/en/election-results/kitchener-centre.html |website=Elections Ontario |access-date=1 December 2023}}}}
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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
---|---|---|
colspan="3"| Ward 10 | ||
Aislinn Clancy | 1,765 | 36.15 |
Stephanie Stretch | 1,650 | 33.80 |
Peter Davis | 513 | 10.51 |
Phong Tran | 398 | 8.15 |
Daniel J. Fife | 346 | 7.09 |
Lana Hiscock
| 210 |4.30 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|https://aislinnclancympp.ca/}}
- {{Ontario MPP biography2|Aislinn-Clancy}}
{{Ontario MPPs}}
{{GPC|Ontario}}
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Women MPPs in Ontario
Category:Kitchener, Ontario city councillors
Category:Canadian social workers
Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians
Category:Green Party of Ontario MPPs
Category:Canadian Unitarian Universalists
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario