# Jill Andrew

Jill Andrew is a Canadian politician who represented Toronto—St. Paul's in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2018 until 2025 as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP).

## Education

Andrew attended Humber College, where she earned a child and youth worker diploma. She also holds a Bachelor of Education (BEd) from York University amongst her other undergraduate degrees, a master’s degree from the University of Toronto in women and gender studies, a PhD from the York University Faculty of Education.

## Political career

Andrew ran as the NDP candidate in Toronto—St. Paul's in the 2018 provincial election and was elected as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP). She was the critic for culture and women's issues and was part of the Ontario NDP Black caucus, along with fellow MPPs Laura Mae Lindo, Faisal Hassan, Rima Berns-McGown and Kevin Yarde. She is the first Black and Queer person to be elected to the Ontario Legislature.
Andrew served as official opposition critic on a number of portfolios, including women's issues, culture and heritage. Andrew has passed several pieces of legislation, including Bill 61 which proclaims the week beginning February 1 in each year as Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Bill 61 received Royal Assent in December 2020.
As of August 11, 2024, Andrew served as the Official Opposition critic for Women's Social and Economic Opportunity as well as for Culture and Heritage. She was defeated in the 2025 Ontario general election.

## Personal life

Andrew identifies as queer. Andrew and her partner Aisha Fairclough, a television producer and diversity consultant, are members of the community consortium that own Glad Day Bookshop, an LGBT bookstore in Toronto's Church and Wellesley gay village. Andrew cofounded the group Body Confidence Canada.

## Electoral record

vte2025 Ontario general election: Toronto—St. Paul's :
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Jill Andrew | | | |
| | Liberal | Stephanie Smyth | | | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Riley Braunstein | | | |
| | Green | Chloe Tangpongprush | | | |
| 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: Toronto—St. Paul's :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Jill Andrew | 15,292 | 36.26 | +0.30 | $121,230 |
| | Liberal | Nathan Stall | 14,200 | 33.67 | +0.27 | $89,943 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Blake Libfeld | 9,445 | 22.39 | −3.90 | $89,223 |
| | Green | Ian Lipton | 2,302 | 5.46 | +2.23 | $11,507 |
| | New Blue | Yehuda Goldberg | 473 | 1.12 | | $503 |
| | Ontario Party | Christian Ivanov Mihaylov | 242 | 0.57 | | $0 |
| | Populist | Zoë Alexandra | 138 | 0.33 | | $0 |
| | Moderate | Margarita Sharapova | 87 | 0.21 | −0.07 | $1,543 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,179 | 100.0 | | $123,794 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 328 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,507 | 48.07 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,350 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +0.01 |
| 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: Toronto—St. Paul's :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Jill Andrew | 18,843 | 35.96 | +25.75 |
| | Liberal | Jess Spindler | 17,498 | 33.39 | -26.26 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Andrew Kirsch | 13,780 | 26.30 | +2.41 |
| | Green | Teresa Pun | 1,690 | 3.23 | -1.85 |
| | Libertarian | Jekiah U. Dunavant | 448 | 0.85 | -0.03 |
| | Moderate | Marina Doshchitsina | 143 | 0.27 | +0.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,402 | 98.97 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 547 | 1.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,949 | 63.63 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,206 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +26.00 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||