Jamie West

Jamie West MPP
West in 2019
Critic, Labour
Incumbent
Assumed office August 23, 2018
Leader	Andrea Horwath
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Sudbury
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2018
Preceded by	Glenn Thibeault
Personal details
Party	New Democratic
Occupation	Smelter Worker Safety Representative, Flash Furnace Operator, Trade unionist, university professor

Jamie West is a Canadian politician and former steelworker. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, he has represented Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2018.^[1]

Prior to his election to the legislature, West worked for Vale Limited's smelter operation in Sudbury, and served as president of the Sudbury and District Labour Council.^[2] West also taught labour studies at Laurentian University.^[3]

Political career

West was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 Ontario general election. During the 2018 election campaign, he was endorsed by United Steelworkers.^[4]

He was reelected in the 2022 Ontario general election.^[5] He won a third term in office in the 2025 election.^[6]

Tenure

In May 2023, West proposed Bill 118, which would designate June 1st as Injured Workers Day. The bill was passed in December 2024, making it one of only a small handful of opposition private member's bills that were successfully passed during the 43rd Parliament of Ontario.^[7][8]

In June 2024, West advocated for government funding for Hope Air; a charity that arranges medical transportation for low-income Canadians.^[9]

As of August 11, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Labour, Training, and Skills Development.

In November 2024, West called on the provincial government to take stronger action against wage theft.^[10]

Electoral record

v t e 2025 Ontario general election: Sudbury
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Jamie West	14,760	46.74	+5.89	$48,990
	Progressive Conservative	Max Massimiliano	12,194	38.61	+9.64	$95,586
	Liberal	Rashid Mukhtar Chaudhry	3,352	10.61	–8.86	$16,079
	Green	David Robinson	748	2.37	–2.66	$525
	New Blue	Brady Legault	421	1.33	–1.13	$0
	Independent	J. David Popescu	106	0.34	+0.03	$130
Total valid votes/expense limit			31,581	95.14	–4.18	$107,942
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			1,613	4.86	+4.18
Turnout			33,194	49.56	+4.96
Eligible voters			66,973
	New Democratic hold		Swing		–1.88
Source: Elections Ontario[11][12]

v t e 2022 Ontario general election: Sudbury
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Jamie West	12,013	40.85	−7.22	$76,331
	Progressive Conservative	Marc Despatie	8,519	28.97	+5.73	$66,299
	Liberal	David Farrow	5,727	19.47	−2.95	$57,197
	Green	David Robinson	1,480	5.03	+0.87	$23,082
	New Blue	Sheldon Pressey	724	2.46		$8,572
	Libertarian	Adrien Berthier	504	1.71	+1.13	$253
	Ontario Party	Jason LaFace	353	1.20		$366
	Independent	J. David Popescu	90	0.31		$146
Total valid votes/expense limit			29,410	99.32	+0.36	$95,253
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			203	0.68	-0.36
Turnout			29,613	44.60	-9.62
Eligible voters			68,036
	New Democratic hold		Swing		−6.48
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

v t e 2018 Ontario general election: Sudbury
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Jamie West	17,386	48.07	+12.92	$26,455
	Progressive Conservative	Troy Crowder	8,405	23.24	+15.73	$44,759
	Liberal	Glenn Thibeault	8,108	22.42	-18.83	$97,933
	Green	David Robinson	1,504	4.16	+0.92	$8,082
	Consensus Ontario	Mila Chavez Wong	284	0.79	N/A
	Libertarian	James Wendler	212	0.59	N/A
	None of the Above	David Sylvestre	186	0.51	N/A	$0
	Independent	J. David Popescu	82	0.23	+0.14
Total valid votes			36,167	98.95	–0.50
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			382	1.05	+0.50
Turnout			36,549	54.22	+14.53
Eligible voters			67,410
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		-1.37
Source: Elections Ontario[13][14][15]

References

1. "New Democrats take Sudbury riding". CBC Northern Ontario. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
2. "Meet Sudbury's newest NDP candidate: Jamie West". Northern Life, April 25, 2017.
3. "Contract professors at Laurentian University worried about the future". CBC News. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
4. "Meet Sudbury's newest NDP candidate: Jamie West". Greater Sudbury: Sudbury.com. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
5. Frommer, Molly (2022-06-03). "Jamie West re-elected as Sudbury's MPP". CTV News. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
6. "Ontario election 2025 results: Sudbury | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
7. "Sudbury MPP West passes bill designating June 1 Injured Workers Day in Ontario". Greater Sudbury: Sudbury Star. 2024-12-14. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
8. "Sudbury MPP passes bill declaring Injured Workers Day in Ontario". Northern Ontario Business. 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
9. "Jamie West wants provincial funding for Hope Air". Greater Sudbury: Sudbury.com. 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
10. "Sudbury MPP wants province to take action on stolen wages". SooToday.com. 2024-11-22. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
11. "Sudbury Unofficial Election Results". Elections Ontario. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
12. "VOTE TOTALS FROM OFFICIAL TABULATION" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
13. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10-11. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
14. "Political Financing and Party Information". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
15. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 4 March 2025.