# Sol Mamakwa

Sol Mamakwa MPP (/ˈmɑːməˌkwɑː/ MA-mə-KWA, Oji-Cree: ᓴᐧᓬ ᒣᒣᑫᐧ) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. 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. Mamakwa is a member of the Kingfisher Lake First Nation and speaks Oji-Cree as a first language.
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.
On May 28, 2024, Mamakwa gave a speech in an Indigenous language in the Ontario Legislature. Mamakwa spoke for 10 minutes in Oji-Cree at the start of question period.
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

vte2025 Ontario general election: Kiiwetinoong :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Sol Mamakwa | 3,512 | 62.19 | +4.62 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Waylon Scott | 1,438 | 25.46 | –4.48 |
| | Liberal | Manuela Michelizzi | 409 | 7.24 | +1.34 |
| | Green | Carolyn Spicer | 152 | 2.69 | –0.63 |
| | Northern Ontario | Theresa Leppich | 136 | 2.41 | N/A |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 5,647 | 98.45 | –0.82 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 89 | 1.55 | +0.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,736 | 27.65 | –2.75 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 20,746 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +4.55 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 4,763 | 99.27 | +0.55 | $32,252 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 35 | 0.73 | -0.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,798 | 30.40 | -15.40 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 15,775 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +2.49 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. |||||||
vte2018 Ontario general election: Kiiwetinoong :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Sol Mamakwa | 3,232 | 49.90 | –15.60 | $17,963 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Clifford Bull | 1,765 | 27.25 | +15.22 | $46,104 |
| | Liberal | Doug Lawrance | 983 | 15.18 | –3.56 | $28,390 |
| | Green | Christine Penner Polle | 406 | 6.27 | +2.53 | $269 |
| | Northern Ontario | Kenneth Jones | 91 | 1.40 | N/A | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,477 | 98.72 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 84 | 1.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,561 | 45.80 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 14,326 |
| | New Democratic notional hold | New Democratic notional hold | Swing | Swing | –15.41 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||