# Charmaine Williams

Charmaine Williams MPP is a Canadian politician, currently serving as Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election, representing the riding of Brampton Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

## Municipal politics

Williams ran for the vacant Ward 7 & 8 city council seat in the 2018 municipal election. During the campaign, Williams supported a gun amnesty buyback program and supported a municipal by-law banning the sale of marijuana within 500 meters of schools.
On October 22, 2018, Williams was elected receiving 25.76% of the vote in a 9 person race. With her victory, Williams became the first black woman ever elected to Brampton City Council.
On May 31, 2022, during the Ontario provincial election in which Williams was a candidate, Brampton City Council passed a motion to pre-emptively appoint former city councillor Elaine Moore as William's replacement if she were to resign. The motion passed 6–5 with Williams being one of the 6 votes in favor. A court later ruled that the pre-emptive appointment violated the Municipal Act.

## Provincial politics

On March 31, 2021, Williams was named Ontario PC candidate for the Brampton Centre riding. On June 2, 2022, she defeated NDP incumbent Sara Singh, receiving 41.36% of the vote.
On June 24, she was appointed to the Ford Ministry as Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity., making her the first black person appointed to cabinet in an Ontario PC government.

## Electoral record

vte2025 Ontario general election: Brampton Centre :
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Blue | Kamal Preet Kaur | | | |
| | Liberal | Martin Medeiros | | | |
| | New Democratic | Sukhamrit Singh | | | |
| | Green | Pauline Thornham | | | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charmaine Williams | | | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
vte2022 Ontario general election: Brampton Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charmaine Williams | 10,119 | 41.36 | +3.26 |
| | New Democratic | Sara Singh | 6,522 | 26.66 | −11.71 |
| | Liberal | Safdar Hussain | 6,119 | 25.01 | +7.68 |
| | Green | Karitsa Tye | 882 | 3.61 | +0.47 |
| | New Blue | Kathrin Matusiak | 821 | 3.36 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,463 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 139 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,602 | 36.67 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 66,997 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +7.48 |
| 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. |||||||
2018 Brampton Municipal Election: Ward 7 & 8 :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Charmaine Williams | 5,086 | 25.76 |
| Martin Singh | 4,403 | 22.30 |
| Karla Bailey | 3,489 | 17.67 |
| Harveen Dhaliwal | 3,364 | 17.04 |
| Cheryl Rodricks | 1,003 | 5.08 |
| Drew Riedstra | 824 | 4.17 |
| Gurvinder Singh | 712 | 3.61 |
| Sam Kunjicka | 512 | 2.59 |
| Mokshi Virk | 348 | 1.76 |