Marit Stiles has been officially elected as the leader of Ontario’s NDP with a majority vote

Marit Stiles has been officially elected as the leader of the Ontario NDP after securing a majority vote from party members.

The lone candidate for the leadership, Stiles has been a New Democrat MPP representing the riding of Davenport in Toronto since 2018.

Prior to her role as a provincial legislator, she served as the party’s education critic, a school trustee, and as the president of the federal NDP. With her election, Stiles has become the leader of the Official Opposition in the legislature.