Kinga Surma
Kinga Surma is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the riding of Etobicoke Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
Early life
Surma was born in Poland and moved with her family to Canada when she was four years old, and was raised in Ottawa.Surma attended the University of Guelph majoring in Public Policy & Administration, and spent a year in France studying Economics. After graduation, Surma relocated to Toronto.
Political life
Surma ran for City Councillor in Ward 5 in the 2014 Toronto Municipal election and placed second with 13.9% of the vote.Surma later ran for Member of Provincial Parliament in the 2018 Ontario general election, and successfully won her riding of Etobicoke Centre with 42.67% of the vote. Since June 2019, Surma has served as the Associate Minister of Transportation.
Election results
| 2014 Toronto election, Ward 5 | - | - |
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Justin Di Ciano | 15,362 | 54.2 |
| Kinga Surma | 3,936 | 13.9 |
| Guy Bowie | 2,744 | 9.7 |
| Walter Melnyk | 1,399 | 4.9 |
| Raymond Desilets | 1,365 | 4.8 |
| Tony D'aversa | 1,307 | 4.6 |
| Nikola Samac | 1,019 | 3.6 |
| Magda Chelminska | 645 | 2.3 |
| George Lehto | 565 | 1.9 |
| Total | 28,342 | 100 |