Nina Tangri MPP is a Canadian politician who is currently Ontario's Associate Minister of Housing.[2] She previously served as the Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction from June 2021 until June 2022.[3] She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[4] She represents the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Nina Tangri
Associate Minister of Small Business
Assumed office
September 4, 2023
PremierDoug Ford
Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction
In office
June 18, 2021 – June 24, 2022
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byPrabmeet Sarkaria
Succeeded byParm Gill (As Minister of Red Tape Reduction)
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (Economic Development)
In office
June 26, 2019 – June 18, 2021
MinisterVic Fedeli
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAndrew Dowie and Effie Triantafilopoulos
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Mississauga—Streetsville
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byBob Delaney
Associate Minister of Housing
In office
March 24, 2023 – September 4, 2023
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byMichael Parsa
Personal details
Born (1965-09-02) September 2, 1965 (age 59)
South Yorkshire, England[1]
NationalityCanadian
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Children3
Residence(s)Mississauga, Ontario
OccupationInsurance Broker

Tangri previously ran as the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Mississauga Centre in the 2000 federal election, as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Mississauga—Streetsville in the 2004 federal election, as the Ontario Progressive Conservative candidate for Mississauga West in the 2003 provincial election, and for Mississauga—Streetsville in the 2007 and 2014 provincial elections.

Candidacy for Speaker

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On June 23, 2022, the day before the swearing-in of the new Ford Ministry, it was reported in the media that Tangri planned to run to be Speaker of the Legislature.[5] Parm Gill assumed her cabinet position the next day.

On August 8, 2022, MPPs re-elected incumbent speaker Ted Arnott by secret ballot, despite the Premier's tacit endorsement of Tangri.[6] This followed accusations from the Official Opposition that Government House Leader Paul Calandra "threatened to strip" the party of three presiding officer and various committee chair roles should they not support her.[7] The Ontario NDP currently have one presiding officer position.[8]

Electoral record

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2022 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Streetsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri 17,317 45.58 +2.05
Liberal Jill Promoli 13,479 35.48 +9.75
New Democratic Nicholas Rabba 4,554 11.99 −13.85
Green Reead Rahamut 1,137 2.99 +0.18
New Blue Amir Kendic 737 1.94  
Ontario Party Christine Oliver 484 1.27  
None of the Above Len Little 209 0.55 −0.92
Populist Fourat Jajou 72 0.19  
Total valid votes 37,989 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 130
Turnout 38,119 42.67
Eligible voters 88,942
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −3.85
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.
2018 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Streetsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri 20,879 43.53 +15.46
New Democratic Jacqueline Gujarati 12,393 25.84 +12.14
Liberal Bob Delaney 12,344 25.74 −26.83
Green Abhijeet Manay 1,349 2.81 −0.83
None of the Above Greg Vezina 704 1.47 +0.25
Libertarian Richard Levesque 295 0.62 −0.18
Total valid votes 47,964 100.0  
Turnout 56.4
Eligible voters 85,110
Source: Elections Ontario[9]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Delaney 22,587 52.57 +1.03
Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri 12,060 28.07 -1.47
New Democratic Anju Sikka 5,885 13.70 -1.53
Green Scott Warner 1,566 3.64 -0.04
None of the Above Alexander Vezina 524 1.22
Libertarian Dave Walach 342 0.80
Total valid votes 42,964 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +1.25
Source: Elections Ontario[10]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Bob Delaney 20,264 52.55
Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri 11,155 28.93
New Democratic Gail McCabe 3,944 10.23
Green Scott Warner 2,925 7.59
Family Coalition Masood Atchekzai 274 0.71
Total valid votes 100.0
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Wajid Khan 22,768 50.6 NA $75,888
Conservative Nina Tangri 14,287 31.7 NA $77,315
New Democratic Manjinder Rai 4,266 9.5 NA $3,358
Green Otto Casanova 2,415 5.4 NA $0
Progressive Canadian Peter Gibson Creighton 1,293 2.9 NA $4,420
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,029 100.0 $160,981
Total rejected ballots 260 0.6
Turnout 45,289 57.9


2003 Ontario general election: Mississauga West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Delaney 27,903 50.84 +12.81
Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri 20,406 37.18 -20.13
New Democratic Arif Raza 4,196 7.64 +3.80
Green Richard Pereira 1,395 2.54
Family Coalition Charles Montano 989 1.80
Total valid votes 54,889 100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 390 0.71
Turnout 55,279 54.67
Eligible voters 101,112
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +16.47
Source(s)

References

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  1. ^ Ontario Election, 2007
  2. ^ "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Nina Tangri | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "PCs sweep neighbouring ridings of Mississauga-Streetsville and Mississauga-Malton". Toronto Star, June 7, 2018.
  5. ^ @robertbenzie (June 24, 2022). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved November 26, 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "MPPs defy Doug Ford, re-elect Ted Arnott as speaker of the Ontario Legislature". thestar.com. August 8, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "'Withdraw your threat!' Ontario NDP accuse Conservatives of pushing their candidate for speaker". thestar.com. July 7, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Presiding officers and Clerks | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  9. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  10. ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 051 Mississauga—Streetsville" (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2015.[permanent dead link]