# Christine Hogarth

Christine C. G. Hogarth is a Canadian politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario first elected in the 2018 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Etobicoke—Lakeshore as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party until her defeat in the 2025 Ontario general election.

## Early life and education

Hogarth has a bachelor of science degree in political science and public administration. She is the daughter of Marlene Hogarth and William Donald Hogarth, who served as a municipal councillor in Shuniah.

## Career

Hogarth was chief of staff to John Tory when he headed the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. She was twice elected to the party executive and served as its first female executive director and held two elected positions on the party executive. Hogarth was policy adviser to Chris Hodgson when he was Minister of Northern Development and Mines, Minister of Natural Resources and Chair of Management Board of Cabinet. Hogarth also worked for two Ontario Premiers. She worked as the Director of Events for the Toronto Board of Trade and as a government relations manager with the Canadian Automobile Association. Within government, she was the Queen's Park staffer in Patrick Brown's office, an executive assistant to the Ward 4 Councillor John Campbell in Etobicoke, and from 2011 to 2014 chief of staff for the mayor of Greater Sudbury, Marianne Matichuk.
In 2017 she declared her candidacy for the Etobicoke—Lakeshore seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, against the incumbent, Peter Milczyn. She received the endorsement of Patrick Brown, then-leader the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party.
On June 29, 2018, Hogarth was appointed as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, with a responsibility for the Housing portfolio.
She was re-elected in the 2022 Ontario general election. She lost her seat in the 2025 Ontario general election.

### Election results

vte2022 Ontario general election: Etobicoke—Lakeshore :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Christine Hogarth | 17,978 | 37.48 | −0.87 | $75,837 |
| | Liberal | Lee Fairclough | 17,136 | 35.73 | +11.48 | $88,272 |
| | New Democratic | Farheen Alim | 8,595 | 17.92 | −14.97 | $68,196 |
| | Green | Thomas Yanuziello | 2,278 | 4.75 | +1.13 | $1,471 |
| | New Blue | Mary Markovic | 1,612 | 3.36 | | $4,739 |
| | Independent | Bill Denning | 186 | 0.39 | | $460 |
| | None of the Above | Vitas Naudziunas | 181 | 0.38 | | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,966 | 99.47 | +0.40 | $149,099 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 255 | 0.53 | −0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,221 | 45.28 | −13.33 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 105,778 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −6.17 |
| 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. |||||||
vte2018 Ontario general election: Etobicoke—Lakeshore :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Christine Hogarth | 22,626 | 38.35 | +4.00 |
| | New Democratic | Phil Trotter | 19,401 | 32.89 | +20.46 |
| | Liberal | Peter Milczyn | 14,305 | 24.25 | -23.23 |
| | Green | Chris Caldwell | 2,138 | 3.62 | -0.41 |
| | Libertarian | Mark Wrzesniewski | 360 | 0.61 | -0.05 |
| | Moderate | Ian Lytvyn | 163 | 0.28 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 58,993 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain | Progressive Conservative gain | Swing | Swing | |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||