Lisa Gretzky
{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1971)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lisa Gretzky
| image = Lisa Gretzky MS.png
| caption =
| honorific-suffix = MPP
| office1 = Deputy House Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
| term_start1 = July 13, 2022
| term_end1 =
| leader1 = Marit Stiles
| office2 = Critic, Mental Health and Addictions
| term_start2 = July 13, 2022
| term_end2 =
| leader2 = Peter Tabuns (interim)
| office3 = Critic, Community and Social Services
| term_start3 = August 23, 2018
| term_end3 = June 2, 2022
| leader3 = Andrea Horwath
| office4 = Critic, Community Safety and Correctional Services
| term_start4 = June 25, 2014
| term_end4 = June 7, 2018
| leader4 = Andrea Horwath
| parliament5 = Ontario Provincial
| term_start5 = June 12, 2014
| term_end5 =
| predecessor5 = Teresa Piruzza
| successor5 =
| riding5 = Windsor West
| party = New Democratic
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|1|19}}
| birth_place =
| residence = Windsor, Ontario
| profession = Event planner
| spouse = Tyler Gretzky
| children = 2
| relations = Wayne Gretzky (Cousin-in-law)
}}
Lisa Gretzky (born January 19, 1971) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, who was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018, 2022, and 2025. She represents the riding of Windsor West.
Background
She is the cousin-in-law of Wayne Gretzky through her husband Tyler Gretzky.{{cite news |url=https://windsorstar.com/windsor/ndp-introduces-public-school-board-trustee-gretzky-as-windsor-west-candidate |title=NDP introduces public school board trustee Gretzky as Windsor West candidate |newspaper=Windsor Star |date=June 13, 2014}}
Politics
Gretzky was elected as a school trustee in 2008 for the Greater Essex County District School Board.{{cite news |title=Five newcomers join public board |last=Wolfson |first=Monica |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=November 14, 2006 |page=A6}} She was elected as vice-chair in 2012.{{cite news |title=Burgess elected to lead board |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=December 5, 2013 |page=A2}}
Gretzky ran in the 2014 provincial election as the New Democratic candidate in the riding of Windsor West. She defeated Liberal incumbent Teresa Piruzza by 1,042 votes.{{cite web |title=General Election by District: Windsor West |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 12, 2014 |url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=103 |access-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614001856/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=103 |archive-date=June 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/an-orange-sweep-across-windsor-essex-as-liberals-win-majority-1.1866643 |title=An orange sweep across Windsor-Essex, as Liberals win majority |publisher=CTV Windsor |date=June 12, 2014}}
She was the party's critic for Community Safety and Correctional Services, but as of March 23, 2015, she served as the party's critic for Education.{{cite news |title=Horwath sticks around, names NDP shadow cabinet |first=David |last=Reevely |date=June 25, 2014 |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/reevely-horwath-sticks-around-names-ndp-shadow-cabinet|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen}}{{cite web|title=Lisa Gretzky, MPP (Windsor West)|url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=7288|website=Legislative Assembly of Ontario|access-date=6 October 2015}} As of September 7, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Mental Health and Addiction, and Poverty and Homelessness Reduction.
Election results
{{2025 Ontario general election/Windsor West}}
{{2022 Ontario general election/Windsor West}}
{{CANelec/top|ON|2018|Windsor West (provincial electoral district)|Windsor West|percent=yes|change=yes|prelim=no}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Lisa Gretzky|20,276|52.12|+10.85}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Adam Ibrahim|11,073|28.47|+14.00}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Rino Bortolin|5,722|14.71|-23.75}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Krysta Glovasky-Ridsdale|1,393|3.58|+0.25}}
{{CANelec|ON|NOTA|Chad Durocher|435|1.12|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|38,899|99.04|+0.45}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|376|0.96|-0.45}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|39,275|43.30|+0.59}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|90,698}}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|NDP|}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{Cite web |title=Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate |url=https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2018/results/officialresults-yellowbook/votescastbycandidate/pdf/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate%20-%202018%20Provincial%20General%20Election.pdf |access-date=20 January 2019 |publisher=Elections Ontario |page=12}}}}
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{{CANelec/top|ON|2014|Windsor West (provincial electoral district)|Windsor West|percent=yes|change=yes|prelim=no}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Lisa Gretzky|15,043|41.41|+10.44}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Teresa Piruzza|14,001|38.54|-2.85}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Henry Lau|5,225|14.38|-10.32}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Chad Durocher|1,171|3.22|+0.26}}
{{CANelec|XX|Independent|Helmi Charif|891|2.45|-28.36}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|36,331|98.59|-0.79}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|518|1.41|+0.79}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|36,849|42.71|+1.14}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|86,285}}
{{CANelec/gain|ON|NDP|Liberal|+6.65}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{Cite web |last=Elections Ontario |date=2014 |title=General Election Results by District, 103 Windsor West |url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=103 |access-date=13 June 2014}}}}
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References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.lisagretzkympp.ca/}}
- {{Ontario MPP biography2|Lisa-Gretzky}}
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Category:Canadian people of Belarusian descent
Category:Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs
Category:Ontario school board trustees
Category:Politicians from Windsor, Ontario
Category:Women MPPs in Ontario
Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario