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The Honourable
Charmaine Williams
MPP
The Honourable Charmaine Williams MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament; for Brampton Centre
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 2, 2022
Preceded by	Sara Singh
Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity of Ontario
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 24th, 2022
Premier	Doug Ford
Preceded by	Jill Dunlop
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Political party	Progressive Conservative

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Charmaine Williams MPP is a Canadian politician, currently serving as Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity.^[1] She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election, representing the riding of Brampton Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Municipal politics

Williams ran for the vacant Ward 7 & 8 city council seat in the 2018 municipal election. During the campaign, Williams supported a gun amnesty buyback program and supported a municipal by-law banning the sale of marijuana within 500 meters of schools.^[2]^[3]

On October 22, 2018, Williams was elected receiving 25.76% of the vote in a 9 person race.^[4] With her victory, Williams became the first black woman ever elected to Brampton City Council.^[5]

On May 31, 2022, during the Ontario provincial election in which Williams was a candidate, Brampton City Council passed a motion to pre-emptively appoint former city councillor Elaine Moore as William's replacement if she were to resign. The motion passed 6–5 with Williams being one of the 6 votes in favor.^[6] A court later ruled that the pre-emptive appointment violated the Municipal Act.^[7]

Provincial politics

On March 31, 2021, Williams was named Ontario PC candidate for the Brampton Centre riding.^[8] On June 2, 2022, she defeated NDP incumbent Sara Singh, receiving 41.36% of the vote.^[9]

On June 24, she was appointed to the Ford Ministry as Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity.,^[1] making her the first black person appointed to cabinet in an Ontario PC government.^[10]

Electoral record

v t e 2022 Ontario general election: Brampton Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Charmaine Williams	10,119	41.36	+3.26
	New Democratic	Sara Singh	6,522	26.66	−11.71
	Liberal	Safdar Hussain	6,119	25.01	+7.68
	Green	Karitsa Tye	882	3.61	+0.47
	New Blue	Kathrin Matusiak	821	3.36
Total valid votes			24,463	100.0
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			139
Turnout			24,602	36.67
Eligible voters			66,997
	Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+7.48
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 Brampton Municipal Election: Ward 7 & 8
Candidate	Vote	%
Charmaine Williams	5,086	25.76
Martin Singh	4,403	22.30
Karla Bailey	3,489	17.67
Harveen Dhaliwal	3,364	17.04
Cheryl Rodricks	1,003	5.08
Drew Riedstra	824	4.17
Gurvinder Singh	712	3.61
Sam Kunjicka	512	2.59
Mokshi Virk	348	1.76

References

^ ^a ^b "There are seven new faces — including a former CFLer — in Doug Ford's cabinet". The Toronto Star. 2022-06-24. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^ Boisvert, Nick (20 July 2018). "Brampton mother wants city to introduce gun amnesty buyback program". CBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^ Mirza, Maryam (22 October 2018). "Charmaine Williams wins, making her first black woman to win a seat on Brampton city council". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ "Brampton election results 2018". Global News. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^ Sheikh, Maleeha (24 October 2018). "Charmaine Williams becomes first black woman elected to Brampton City Council". CityNews. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ Frisque, Graeme (8 June 2022). "Former Brampton Coun. Elaine Moore appointed to fill vacant council seat after divisive controversial 6-5 decision". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ DeClerq, Katherine (12 July 2022). "Court finds Brampton council decision to pre-emptively fill vacant seat illegal". CP24. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ Heck, Alexandra (2 April 2021). "City councillor Charmaine Williams named PC candidate for Brampton Centre". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ Moon, Jenna (2 June 2022). "PCs' Charmaine Williams takes Brampton Centre riding from NDP deputy leader Sara Singh". Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ "Doug Ford reveals Ontario cabinet that includes a new health minister – and his nephew". CBC News. The Canadian Press. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

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[auto-1] "There are seven new faces — including a former CFLer — in Doug Ford's cabinet". The Toronto Star. 2022-06-24. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-06-25.

[2] Boisvert, Nick (20 July 2018). "Brampton mother wants city to introduce gun amnesty buyback program". CBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

[3] Mirza, Maryam (22 October 2018). "Charmaine Williams wins, making her first black woman to win a seat on Brampton city council". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

[4] "Brampton election results 2018". Global News. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

[5] Sheikh, Maleeha (24 October 2018). "Charmaine Williams becomes first black woman elected to Brampton City Council". CityNews. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

[6] Frisque, Graeme (8 June 2022). "Former Brampton Coun. Elaine Moore appointed to fill vacant council seat after divisive controversial 6-5 decision". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[7] DeClerq, Katherine (12 July 2022). "Court finds Brampton council decision to pre-emptively fill vacant seat illegal". CP24. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[8] Heck, Alexandra (2 April 2021). "City councillor Charmaine Williams named PC candidate for Brampton Centre". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[9] Moon, Jenna (2 June 2022). "PCs' Charmaine Williams takes Brampton Centre riding from NDP deputy leader Sara Singh". Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[10] "Doug Ford reveals Ontario cabinet that includes a new health minister – and his nephew". CBC News. The Canadian Press. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

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 '''Charmaine Williams''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|MPP}} is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician, currently serving as [[Women's Issues (Ontario ministry)|Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |date=2022-06-24 |title=There are seven new faces — including a former CFLer — in Doug Ford's cabinet |language=en-CA |work=[[The Toronto Star]] |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2022/06/24/there-are-seven-new-faces-including-a-former-cfler-in-doug-fords-cabinet.html |access-date=2022-06-25 |issn=0319-0781}}</ref> She was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] in the [[2022 Ontario general election|2022 provincial election]], representing the riding of [[Brampton Centre (provincial electoral district)|Brampton Centre]] as a member of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario]].
-== Municipal Politics ==
+== Municipal politics ==
-Williams ran for the vacant Ward 7 & 8 [[Brampton City Council|city council]] seat in the [[2018 Peel Region municipal elections#Ward 7 & 8 2|2018 municipal election]]. {{cite web |last1=Mirza |first1=Maryam |title=Charmaine Williams wins, making her first black woman to win a seat on Brampton city council |url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/8981089-charmaine-williams-wins-making-her-first-black-woman-to-win-a-seat-on-brampton-city-council/ |website=Brampton Guardian |date=22 October 2018 |access-date=3 June 2022 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
+Williams ran for the vacant Ward 7 & 8 [[Brampton City Council|city council]] seat in the [[2018 Peel Region municipal elections#Ward 7 & 8 2|2018 municipal election]]. During the campaign, Williams supported a [[Gun buyback program#Canada|gun amnesty buyback program]] and supported a municipal by-law banning the sale of [[Cannabis in Ontario|marijuana]] within 500 meters of schools.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boisvert |first1=Nick |title=Brampton mother wants city to introduce gun amnesty buyback program |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/brampton-gun-amnesty-1.4752142 |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=20 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mirza |first1=Maryam |title=Charmaine Williams wins, making her first black woman to win a seat on Brampton city council |url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/8981089-charmaine-williams-wins-making-her-first-black-woman-to-win-a-seat-on-brampton-city-council/ |website=Brampton Guardian |date=22 October 2018 |access-date=3 June 2022 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
-On October 22, 2018, Williams was elected receiving 25.76% of the vote in a 9 person race.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brampton election results 2018 |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4541546/brampton-municipal-election-2018/ |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=[[Global News]] |date=23 October 2018}}</ref>  With her victory, Williams became the first Black woman ever elected to Brampton City Council.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sheikh |first1=Maleeha |title=Charmaine Williams becomes first black woman elected to Brampton City Council |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/10/23/charmaine-williams-becomes-first-black-woman-elected-to-brampton-city-council/ |website=CityNews |date=24 October 2018 |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref>
+On October 22, 2018, Williams was elected receiving 25.76% of the vote in a 9 person race.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brampton election results 2018 |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4541546/brampton-municipal-election-2018/ |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=[[Global News]] |date=23 October 2018}}</ref>  With her victory, Williams became the first black woman ever elected to Brampton City Council.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sheikh |first1=Maleeha |title=Charmaine Williams becomes first black woman elected to Brampton City Council |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/10/23/charmaine-williams-becomes-first-black-woman-elected-to-brampton-city-council/ |website=CityNews |date=24 October 2018 |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref>
+On May 31, 2022, during the [[2022 Ontario general election|Ontario provincial election]] in which Williams was a candidate, Brampton City Council passed a motion to pre-emptively appoint former city councillor Elaine Moore as William's replacement if she were to resign. The motion passed 6–5 with Williams being one of the 6 votes in favor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frisque |first1=Graeme |title=Former Brampton Coun. Elaine Moore appointed to fill vacant council seat after divisive controversial 6-5 decision |url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/10652294-former-brampton-coun-elaine-moore-appointed-to-fill-vacant-council-seat-after-divisive-controversial-6-5-decision/ |access-date=3 November 2022 |work=[[Brampton Guardian]] |date=8 June 2022}}</ref> A court later ruled that the pre-emptive appointment violated the Municipal Act.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeClerq |first1=Katherine |title=Court finds Brampton council decision to pre-emptively fill vacant seat illegal |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/court-finds-brampton-council-decision-to-pre-emptively-fill-vacant-seat-illegal-1.5984073?cache=. |access-date=3 November 2022 |work=[[CP24]] |date=12 July 2022}}</ref>
-== Provincial Politics ==
+== Provincial politics ==
 On March 31, 2021, Williams was named Ontario PC candidate for the Brampton Centre riding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heck |first1=Alexandra |title=City councillor Charmaine Williams named PC candidate for Brampton Centre |url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/10365234-city-councillor-charmaine-williams-named-pc-candidate-for-brampton-centre/ |access-date=3 November 2022 |work=[[Brampton Guardian]] |date=2 April 2021}}</ref> On June 2, 2022, she defeated [[Ontario New Democratic Party|NDP]] incumbent [[Sara Singh]], receiving 41.36% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moon |first1=Jenna |title=PCs' Charmaine Williams takes Brampton Centre riding from NDP deputy leader Sara Singh |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/ontario-election/2022/06/02/pcs-charmaine-williams-takes-brampton-centre-riding-from-ndp-deputy-leader-sara-singh.html |access-date=3 November 2022 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=2 June 2022}}</ref>
 On June 24, she was appointed to the [[Ford Ministry]] as [[Women's Issues (Ontario ministry)|Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity]].,<ref name="auto" /> making her the first black person appointed to cabinet in an Ontario PC government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doug Ford reveals Ontario cabinet that includes a new health minister – and his nephew |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-cabinet-swearing-in-majority-1.6500082 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=[[CBC News]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=24 June 2022}}</ref>
-== Early Career ==
+== Electoral record ==
-Charmaine Williams has lived in Brampton most of her adult life. She had a 19-year career as a certified Multi-Systemic Therapist, Behavioural Consultant and Counsellor. Charmaine has also worked with several therapeutic programs and organizations like Associated Youth Services of Peel, Youth Substance Abuse Program, Peel Children’s Center and the Reach Out Center for Kids in Peel and the Halton Region.
-== Electoral Record ==
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v t e Current members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
43rd Parliament of Ontario
Progressive Conservative	D. Ford Allsopp Anand Arnott Babikian Bailey Barnes Bethlenfalvy Bouma Bresee Byers Calandra R. Cho S. Cho Clark Coe Crawford Cuzzetto Dixon Dowie Downey Dunlop Fedeli Flack M. Ford Gallagher Murphy Grewal Hamid Hardeman Harris Hogarth Holland S. Jones T. Jones Jordan Kanapathi Kerzner Khanjin Kusendova-Bashta Leardi Lecce Lumsden MacLeod Martin McCarthy McGregor Mulroney Oosterhoff Pang Parsa Piccini Pierre Pinsonneault Pirie Quinn Rae Rickford Riddell Romano Sabawy Sandhu Sarkaria Sarrazin Saunderson Scott Skelly Dave Smith David Smith G. Smith L. Smith Surma Tangri Thanigasalam Thompson Tibollo Triantafilopoulos Wai Williams Yakabuski
New Democratic	Stiles Andrew Armstrong Begum Bell Bourgouin Burch Fife French Gates Gélinas Glover Gretzky Harden Karpoche Kernaghan Mamakwa Pasma Rakocevic Sattler Shaw Stevens Tabuns Taylor Vanthof Vaugeois West Wong-Tam
Liberal†	Blais Bowman Collard Fraser Hazell Hsu McCrimmon McMahon Shamji
Green†	Schreiner Clancy
Independent	Brady Ghamari Jama Ke Mantha Rasheed
Party leaders listed first (in bold italics). Government members in bold denotes cabinet. † Party does not have official party status in the Legislature