# Cristina Martins

Isabel Cristina P. L. Bento Martins is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of Davenport.

## Background

She emigrated with her family from Portugal in 1970. Prior to her election, she worked almost 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry.

## Politics

Martins ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Davenport. She was defeated by New Democratic Party candidate Jonah Schein by 1,414 votes. She ran again in the 2014 election this time defeating Schein by 1,950 votes.
She was Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade.

## Election results

vte2018 Ontario general election: Davenport :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Marit Stiles | 27,613 | 60.27 | +20.12 |
| | Liberal | Cristina Martins | 8,558 | 18.68 | -26.93 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Federico Sanchez | 7,370 | 16.09 | +8.62 |
| | Green | Kirsten Snider | 1,624 | 3.54 | -1.46 |
| | Libertarian | Nunzino Venuto | 210 | 0.46 | -0.24 |
| | Communist | Dave McKee | 152 | 0.33 | -0.15 |
| | Freedom | Franz Cauchi | 127 | 0.28 | -0.03 |
| | People's Political Party | Troy Young | 96 | 0.21 | -0.10 |
| | Independent | Chai Kalevar | 69 | 0.15 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,819 | 58.43 | +8.83 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,414 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +23.53 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cristina Martins | 16,205 | 45.52 | +4.11 |
| | New Democratic | Jonah Schein | 14,164 | 39.79 | -6.14 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lan Daniel | 2,619 | 7.36 | -0.57 |
| | Green | Daniel Stein | 1,974 | 5.55 | +2.82 |
| | Libertarian | Nunzio Venuto | 252 | 0.71 | |
| | Communist | Mariam Ahmad | 174 | 0.49 | -0.03 |
| | Freedom | Franz Cauchi | 111 | 0.31 | 0 |
| | People's Political Party | Troy Young | 99 | 0.28 | |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +5.13 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Jonah Schein | 14,367 | 45.93 | +9.44 |
| | Liberal | Cristina Martins | 12,953 | 41.41 | -0.41 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kirk Russell | 2,480 | 7.93 | -1.48 |
| | Green | Frank de Jong | 855 | 2.73 | -7.49 |
| | Independent | Mark Jagg | 250 | 0.80 | |
| | Communist | Miguel Figueroa | 163 | 0.52 | -0.12 |
| | Freedom | Franz Cauchi | 96 | 0.31 | |
| | Human Rights | Alix Thompson | 82 | 0.26 | |
| | The Only Party | Kiros Ghiwot | 33 | 0.11 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,279 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 178 | 0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,457 | 45.59 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 68,998 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +4.93 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||