Catherine Fife

Catherine Eileen Fife[1] (born 1968 or 1969)[2] is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Waterloo. She has been a Member of Provincial Parliament since first winning her seat in the 2012 Kitchener—Waterloo byelection.

Catherine Fife
MPP
Critic, Finance and Treasury Board
Assumed office
July 13, 2022
LeaderMarit Stiles
Critic, Jobs, Employment, Research and Innovation
In office
August 23, 2018 – June 2, 2022
LeaderAndrea Horwath
Critic, Finance and Treasury Board
In office
June 25, 2014 – June 7, 2018
LeaderAndrea Horwath
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byNew riding
ConstituencyWaterloo
In office
September 6, 2012 – June 7, 2018
Preceded byElizabeth Witmer
Succeeded byRiding abolished
ConstituencyKitchener—Waterloo
Personal details
Born1968 or 1969 (age 54–55)
Political partyNew Democratic
SpouseDale Fife
Children2
Residence(s)Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
OccupationResearch coordinator

Background

Prior to entering politics, she spent 10 years with the Toronto District School Board as an educational assistant, a school community advisor and a settlement worker for new immigrants. She was the research coordinator for the Partnerships for Children and Families Project at Wilfrid Laurier University. She lives in Kitchener-Waterloo with her husband Dale and their two children.

Politics

Fife was elected to represent Waterloo/Wilmot as a trustee for the Waterloo Region District School Board in 2003, and was re-elected in 2006 and 2010.

In the 2007 provincial election, Fife ran as the New Democrat candidate in the riding of Kitchener—Waterloo. She came in third behind incumbent Progressive Conservative Elizabeth Witmer and Liberal candidate Louise Ervin.[3]

After Witmer resigned to take a position with the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board, Fife ran in a by-election on September 6, 2012 to replace her. She defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Tracey Weiler by 3,748 votes.[4][2] She was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating Liberal candidate Jamie Burton by 3,843 votes.[5]

She is the party's critic for Jobs, Employment, Research and Innovation and the Chair for Standing Committee on Public Accounts.[6]

Election results
2022 Ontario general election: Waterloo
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticCatherine Fife20,61545.90-4.94
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Aitken13,17629.34-2.07
LiberalJennifer Tuck6,25113.92+1.75
GreenShefaza Esmail3,1106.92+2.09
New BlueVolodymyr Voznyuk1,1682.60
Ontario PartyBenjamin Hufnagel3600.80
CommunistChristian Shingiro1300.29
Electoral Reform PartyPeter House1030.23
Total valid votes 44,913
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 47.38
Eligible voters 94,797
New Democratic hold Swing
Source:Elections Ontario[7]
2018 Ontario general election: Waterloo
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticCatherine Fife27,31550.54
Progressive ConservativeDan Weber16,97331.41
LiberalDorothy McCabe6,57712.17
GreenZdravko Gunjevic2,6134.83
LibertarianAndrew Allison5661.05
Total valid votes 54,097100.00
Turnout 64.5
Eligible voters 83,924
New Democratic pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[8]
2014 Ontario general election: Kitchener—Waterloo
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticCatherine Fife20,53637.43-2.44
LiberalJamie Burton16,53430.14+6.15
Progressive ConservativeTracey Weiler14,45026.34-5.49
GreenStacey Danckert2,8595.21+1.94
LibertarianJames Schulz4380.78+0.49
FreedomNicholas Roy430.07+0.05
Total valid votes 54,860 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 6231.12
Turnout 55,48354.95
Eligible voters 100,972
New Democratic hold Swing -4.29
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2014). "Official Returns from the Records, 039 Kitchener—Waterloo" (PDF). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
Ontario provincial by-election, September 6, 2012: Kitchener—Waterloo
Resignation of Elizabeth Witmer
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticCatherine Fife18,59939.87+23.20
Progressive ConservativeTracey Weiler14,85131.83-11.94
LiberalEric Davis11,19423.99-12.05
GreenStacey Danckert1,5253.27+0.63
LibertarianAllan Dettweiler1560.33
FreedomDavid Driver950.20-0.05
CommunistElizabeth Rowley850.18
IndependentGarnet Bruce770.17
People's Political PartyKevin Clarke480.10
PauperJohn Turmel230.05
Total valid votes 46,653100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1280.27
Turnout 46,78147.00
Eligible voters 99,544
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +17.57
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2012). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Kitchener—Waterloo by-election" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
2007 Ontario general election: Kitchener—Waterloo
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeElizabeth Witmer20,74840.84-2.24
LiberalLouise Ervin15,84831.20-9.18
New DemocraticCatherine Fife8,90217.52+6.58
GreenJudy Greenwood-Speers4,7079.27+6.08
Family CoalitionLouis Reitzel5981.18-0.53
Total valid votes 50,803 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 313
Turnout 51,116 53.63
Eligible voters 95,319
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.47

References
  1. @ONPARLeducation (13 July 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Ontario NDP’s by-election win leaves majority outside Liberals’ grasp". The Globe and Mail, September 6, 2012.
  3. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 7 (xvi). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2009. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. September 6, 2012. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-01.
  5. "General Election by District: Kitchener-Waterloo". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014.
  6. "Catherine Fife (Waterloo)". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. October 2, 2018.
  7. "Candidates in: Waterloo (114)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  8. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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