Stephanie Smyth
Stephanie Smyth | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Toronto—St. Paul's | |
| Assumed office February 27, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jill Andrew |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Paul Cook |
| Occupation | broadcast journalist, communications consultant |
Stephanie Smyth (born 1963)[1] is a Canadian politician and retired broadcaster who has served as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto—St. Paul's since 2025. A member of the Ontario Liberal Party, she unseated two-term incumbent NDP member Jill Andrew.
She was an anchor and managing editor at CP24 for nearly 15 years, from 2008 to 2022. After leaving 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]
She was previously 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.[2][3]
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.[4]
She has been married to Paul Cook, managing editor and morning anchor at 680 News,[1] since 2007; each have two children from previous marriages.[3]
Electoral record
2025 election
| 2025 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** 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[5] | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c Steve Paikin (2025-02-10). "ANALYSIS: Can this Liberal candidate jump from journalism to Queen's Park?". TVO. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ^ "Stephanie Smyth joins 640 Toronto". CARTT. September 7, 2005. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ a b "Love is on the air". Toronto.com. September 29, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "Ontario election 2025 results: Toronto-St. Pauls". Global News. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ^ "Toronto—St. Paul's Unofficial Election Results". Elections Ontario. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.