| Helena Jaczek | |
|---|---|
| MPP for Oak Ridges—Markham | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 30, 2007 |
|
| Preceded by | new district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1950 London, England |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | physician |
Helena Jaczek, (born November 5, 1950) is a Canadian politician. She was originally elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election and was re- elected in the 2011 provincial election representing the riding of Oak Ridges—Markham. She is a member of the Liberal Party.
Contents |
Jaczek was born and raised in England and immigrated to Canada in 1963. She received her medical degree and Masters of Health Science from the University of Toronto and later went on to pursue a Masters of Business Administration from York University. She worked as a family physician for 18 years and also served as the chief medical officer of health in York Region.[1]
She received the Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Local Public Health Agencies by receiving an award “In Celebration of Women”. In 2005 Jaczek received an Award for Environmental Planning from the Canadian Institute of Planners.[1]
Jaczek was the Liberal candidate in the riding of Oak Ridges in the 2003 election, but lost to incumbent Frank Klees.[2]
In 2007, she won the riding by over 7,000 votes beating Conservative candidate Phil Bannon and New Democrat Janice Hagan. Population growth was the main issue in the campaign as the riding of Oak Ridges-Markham was the most populous in the province as of the 2006 census.[3]
In 2011, Jaczek won the riding by over 5,000 votes beating Conservative candidate Farid Wassef and New Democrat Joe Whitfield. Transit and job creation were the main local issues of the campaign.
Jaczek was appointed as a Parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Health Promotion on October 30, 2007. On September 11, 2009 she was made Parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Environment.[4] On November 10, 2011 she was reappointed as a Parliamentary assistant to the Minister of the Environment.
In 2009, Jaczek proposed a private member's bill, Bill 117 would have prohibited riders under the age of 15 from riding motorcycles. Data presented to the house showed that 46 under-15 aged riders were hospitalized between 2005-06. She said, "The research is alarming." Motorcycle enthusiasts disputed the numbers saying that most of the injuries were from off-road activities such as dirt bikes and motocross. As of 2010, the bill had passed first reading. However, when the legislature was prorogued on March 4, 2010, the bill died on the order paper. According to the clerk of the Standing Committee on Justice Policy the bill was not carried forward.[5][6]
| Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Helena Jaczek | 28,722 | 44.73 | - | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Farid Wassef [7] | 23,569 | 36.71 | - | ||
| New Democrat | Joe Whitfeld [8] | 8,444 | 13.15 | - | ||
| Green | Trifon Haitas [9] | 1,731 | 2.7 | - | ||
| Libertarian | Karl Boelling [10] | 1,115 | 1.74 | - | ||
| Independent | Ruida Lu [11] | 630 | 0.98 | - | ||
| Total valid votes | 64,211 | 100.0 | ||||
| Ontario general election, 2007, Oak Ridges—Markham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Helena Jaczek | 28,382 | 47.9% | N/A | |
| Progressive Conservative | Phil Bannon | 21,369 | 36.1% | N/A | |
| New Democrat | Janice Hagan | 4,801 | 8.1% | N/A | |
| Green | Attila Nagy | 3,877 | 6.5% | N/A | |
| Family Coalition | Patrick Redmond | 476 | 0.8% | N/A | |
| Independent | Doug Ransom | 341 | 0.6% | N/A | |
| Ontario general election, 2003, Oak Ridges | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Klees | 32,647 | 47.27 | -12.72 | |
| Liberal | Helena Jaczek | 30,126 | 43.62 | +9.27 | |
| New Democrat | Pamela Courtot | 4,464 | 6.46 | +2.60 | |
| Green | Steven Haylestrom | 1,821 | 2.64 | +0.84 | |
|
||||||||||||||