Taras Natyshak (born October 12, 1977)[citation needed] is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2022, representing the riding of Essex.
Taras Natyshak | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Critic, International Trade | |
| In office August 23, 2018 – May 3, 2022 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Essex | |
| In office October 6, 2011 – May 3, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Crozier |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Leardi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 12, 1977 Essex County, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Spouse | Jennifer Natyshak |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Belle River, Ontario |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Background
editNatyshak was born in Essex County, Ontario.[1] Natyshak studied political science and labour studies at the University of Windsor. He served as director of training for the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA). He and his wife Jennifer live in Belle River with their two children.
Politics
editNatyshak ran as the New Democrat candidate in the federal elections of 2006, 2008 and 2011 in the riding of Essex. He failed to win in each year.[citation needed]
In the 2011 provincial election, he ran as the New Democrat candidate in the riding of Essex. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Dave Brister by 1,368 votes.[2][3] He was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating PC candidate Ray Cecile by 17,914 votes.[4]
He was the party's critic for labour issues.[5]
On June 24, 2020, Natyshak saw controversy after he called Ontario Premier Doug Ford a 'piece of shit' during Question Period when Ford was talking about reopening of the Windsor area during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He later apologized for using "unparliamentarily language."[7]
On December 10, 2021, Natyshak announced he would not seek re-election in the 2022 Ontario general election for a fourth term.[8]
Electoral record
editProvincial elections
edit| 2018 Ontario general election: Essex | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Taras Natyshak | 26,134 | 47.95 | -12.36 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Lewis | 23,423 | 42.98 | +21.20 | ||||
| Liberal | Kate Festeryga | 3,026 | 5.55 | -8.78 | ||||
| Green | Nancy Pancheshan | 1,920 | 3.52 | -0.06 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 54,503 | 99.34 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 363 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Turnout | 54,866 | 56.12 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 97,773 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -16.78 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[9] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election: Essex | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Taras Natyshak | 28,118 | 60.34 | +22.35 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ray Cecile | 10,169 | 21.82 | -13.19 | ||||
| Liberal | Crystal Meloche | 6,628 | 14.22 | -10.90 | ||||
| Green | Mark Vercouteren | 1,685 | 3.62 | +1.74 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 46,600 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +17.77 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[10] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election: Essex | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Taras Natyshak | 17,417 | 37.99 | +17.22 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Brister | 16,049 | 35.01 | +10.00 | ||||
| Liberal | Ken Schmidt | 11,518 | 25.12 | -22.90 | ||||
| Green | Jason Matyi | 860 | 1.88 | -3.46 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 45,844 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 168 | 0.37 | ||||||
| Turnout | 46,012 | 51.38 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,549 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.61 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[11] | ||||||||
Federal elections
edit| 2011 Canadian federal election: Essex | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Jeff Watson | 25,327 | 48.1% | +8.1% | ||||
| New Democratic | Taras Natyshak | 18,538 | 35.2% | +8.6% | ||||
| Liberal | Nelson Santos | 7,465 | 14.2% | -14.9% | ||||
| Green | Cora Carriveau | 1,290 | 2.4% | -1.9% | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Enver Villamizar | 77 | 0.1% | -0.1% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 52,697 | 99.6% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 233 | 0.4% | ||||||
| Total votes | 52,930 | 100.0% | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Essex | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jeff Watson | 20,608 | 40.0% | -0.4% | $87,306 | |||
| Liberal | Susan Whelan | 14,973 | 29.1% | -5.0% | $87,544 | |||
| New Democratic | Taras Natyshak | 13,703 | 26.6% | +3.9% | $47,430 | |||
| Green | Richard Bachynsky | 2,234 | 4.3% | +1.6% | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,518 | 100.0% | $90,595 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 206 | |||||||
| Turnout | 51,724 | % | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Essex | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Jeff Watson | 23,125 | 40.4% | +3.8% | ||||
| Liberal | Susan Whelan | 19,508 | 34.1% | -0.9% | ||||
| New Democratic | Taras Natyshak | 12,992 | 22.7% | -1.7% | ||||
| Green | James McVeity | 1,518 | 2.7% | -1.2% | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Robert Cruise | 108 | 0.2% | 0.0% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 57,251 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 57,251 | 100.0% | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Natyshak officially candidate in Essex". The Windsor Star. June 11, 2011. p. A2.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "NDP Taras Natyshak ends Liberal reign in Essex". CBC News. October 6, 2011.
- ^ "General Election by District: Essex". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
- ^ Reevely, David (June 25, 2014). "Horwath sticks around, names NDP shadow cabinet". Ottawa Citizen.
- ^ Paling, Emma (June 24, 2020). "MPP Taras Natyshak Apologizes For Calling Doug Ford 'A Piece Of S**t'". huffingtonpost.ca. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020.
- ^ Wilson, Codi (June 24, 2020). "NDP MPP apologizes to Ford for using 'unparliamentarily language' in legislature". cp24.com.
- ^ "After more than a decade at Queen's Park, Essex MPP Taras Natyshak won't seek re-election". CBC. 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official return from the records, 022 Essex" (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Essex" (PDF). Retrieved June 2, 2014.[permanent dead link]