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Sol Mamakwa

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Sol Mamakwa
ᓴᐧᓬ ᒣᒣᑫᐧ
Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Assumed office
July 13, 2022
Serving with Doly Begum
LeaderPeter Tabuns
Marit Stiles
Preceded byJohn Vanthof and Sara Singh
Critic, Indigenous and Treaty Relations; and Northern Development
Assumed office
July 13, 2022
Critic, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
In office
August 23, 2018 – June 2, 2022
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Kiiwetinoong
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byConstituency established
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic
Residence(s)Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Sol Mamakwa MPP (/ˈmɑːməˌkwɑː/ MA-mə-KWA, Oji-Cree: ᓴᐧᓬ ᒣᒣᑫᐧ)[1] is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[2] He represents the riding of Kiiwetinoong as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP). Mamakwa is currently the Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Justice Policy.[3] Mamakwa is a member of the Kingfisher Lake First Nation and speaks Oji-Cree as a first language.[4]

Prior to his election to the legislature, he worked for the Nishnawbe Aski Nation in Sioux Lookout. Mamakwa was one of three MPPs of Indigenous heritage elected in 2018, alongside ONDP colleagues Suze Morrison and Guy Bourgouin, and the second person of full First Nations descent elected to the assembly after Peter North in 1990.[5]

On May 28, 2024, Mamakwa became the first person to give a speech in an Indigenous language in the Ontario Legislature. Mamakwa spoke for 10 minutes in Anishininiimowin (Oji-Cree in English) at the start of question period.[6] [7]

As of August 11, 2024, he serves as the Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations as well as for Northern Development.

Electoral record

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2022 Ontario general election: Kiiwetinoong
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Sol Mamakwa 2,742 57.57 +7.67 $28,237
Progressive Conservative Dwight Monck 1,426 29.94 +2.69 $14,030
Liberal Manuela Michelizzi 281 5.90 −9.28 $0
Green Suzette A. Foster 158 3.32 −2.95 $4,216
New Blue Alex Dornn 156 3.28   $0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 4,763 99.27 +0.55 $32,252
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 35 0.73 -0.55
Turnout 4,798 30.40 -15.40
Eligible voters 15,775
New Democratic hold Swing +2.49
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.
2018 Ontario general election: Kiiwetinoong
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Sol Mamakwa 3,232 49.90
Progressive Conservative Clifford Bull 1,765 27.25
Liberal Doug Lawrance 983 15.18
Green Christine Penner Polle 406 6.27
Northern Ontario Kenneth Jones 91 1.40
Total valid votes 6,477 100.00
Turnout 48.40
Eligible voters 13,380
New Democratic pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[8]

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