Rima Berns-McGown

Rima Berns-McGown is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Beaches—East York as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. She will not be running in the upcoming 2022 provincial election, retiring after a single term in office. In a statement to the press, she noted: “Because I am a deeply introverted person, this job takes an enormous toll. For my well-being, I’ve decided not to run for re-election."[2]

Rima Berns-McGown
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Beaches—East York
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byArthur Potts
Personal details
BornSouth Africa
Political partyNew Democratic
OccupationAuthor, researcher and professor

Berns-McGown is part of Ontario's first ever Black Caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Laura Mae Lindo, Faisal Hassan, Jill Andrew and Kevin Yarde.[3]

She is the author of a book called Muslims in the Diaspora: The Somali Communities of London and Toronto.[4]

Election results
2018 Ontario general election: Beaches—East York
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRima Berns-McGown24,06448.21+9.24
LiberalArthur Potts13,48027.01–13.08
Progressive ConservativeSarah Mallo9,20218.44+4.51
GreenDebra Scott2,1284.26–1.16
LibertarianThomas Armstrong4580.92–0.30
IndependentAndrew Balodis1610.32
Special NeedsRegina Mundrugo1170.23
None of the AboveJoe Ring1040.21
Canadians' ChoiceBahman Yazdanfar740.15
Cultural ActionEric Brazau680.14
The PeopleTony Chipman580.12
Turnout 49,91462.79+6.69
Eligible voters 79,496
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +11.16
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

References
  1. Nickle, David (June 7, 2018). "NDP reclaims Beaches-East York with Rima Berns-McGown". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  2. "Beaches-East York MPP Berns-McGown announces retirement from politics, will not run in upcoming provincial election". Beach Metro Community News. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  3. "NDP establishes first official Black Caucus in Ontario History". Ontario New Democratic Party, April 15, 2019.
  4. Berns-McGown, Rima (1999). Muslims in the Diaspora: The Somali Communities of London and Toronto. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802082817.
  5. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.
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