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Andrea Khanjin

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The Honourable
Andrea Khanjin
ECO MPP
Khanjin in 2019
Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
In office
September 22, 2023 – March 19, 2025
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byDavid Piccini
Succeeded byTodd J. McCarthy
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Barrie—Innisfil
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byRiding established
Personal details
Born (1987-12-27) December 27, 1987 (age 38)
Moscow, Soviet Union
PartyProgressive Conservative
SpouseKevin Royal
Children2[1]
Alma materUniversity of Ottawa
OccupationPolitician
Websitehttps://andreampp.com/

Andrea Daria Khanjin[2] MPP (born December 27, 1987)[3] is a Canadian politician who served as the Ontario minister of the environment, conservation and parks since 2023 to 2025 and the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Barrie—Innisfil since 2018. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, Khanjin was previously her caucus' deputy house leader from 2020 to 2024 and deputy party whip from 2022 to 2023. She was also a parliamentary assistant from 2018 to 2023.[4] Khanjin is the first Jewish woman to be a PC cabinet minister.

Political career

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Khanjin ran as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate in the 2018 Ontario general election for the riding of Barrie-Innisfil, won with 22,121 votes, and defeated the Liberal incumbent by 16,576 votes.[5][6][7] She was re-elected in 2022 Ontario general election.

Following her election in 2018, during Khanjin's first term, she served as a member of Finance and Economic Affairs, Estimates, and Government Agencies Committees. During this term she also successfully introduced a private member's bill and co-sponsored two other bills. On June 5, 2019, she introduced an Act to proclaim the Provincial Day of Action on Litter as her private member's bill;[8] on March 1, 2020, Khanjin and Cuzzetto introduced an Act to proclaim Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day,[9] and; she co-sponsored an Act to proclaim the month of August as Emancipation Month on December 8, 2021.[10] All of these bills proceeded and received Royal Assents.

Provincial Day of Action on Litter

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To raise awareness of the importance to a clean environment of not littering, Khanjin introduced an Act to proclaim the Provincial Day of Action on Litter every second Tuesday in May in each year as her first private member's bill.

Ontario marked the First Provincial Day of Action on Litter at the Innisfil Beach Park in the Town of Innisfil on May 12, 2020.[11]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day

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On June 3, 2021, Bill 255, Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day Act, 2021 of Khanjin and Cuzzetto received royal assent. This bill proclaims that June 19 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and May 8 as Thalassemia Awareness Day in Ontario would increase awareness of these blood disorders in our province and dedicate a day to support individuals who have sickle cell disease or thalassemia and their families.[9]

Emancipation Month

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Andrea Khanjin co-sponsored Bill 75, Emancipation Month Act, 2021 proclaiming August as Emancipation Month.[10]

Electoral record

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2025 Ontario general election: Barrie—Innisfil
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAndrea Khanjin22,04854.11+3.87
LiberalDane Lee10,61326.05+7.95
New DemocraticAndrew Harrigan5,44213.36–5.78
GreenStephen Ciesielski1,6554.06–2.25
New BlueSam Mangiapane8142.00–1.37
ModerateAnna Yuryeva1740.43–
Total valid votes 40,74699.32
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2780.68+0.05
Turnout 41,02441.30+1.69
Eligible voters 99,332
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –2.05
Source: Elections Ontario[12][13]
2022 Ontario general election: Barrie—Innisfil
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAndrea Khanjin18,22550.25+0.28
New DemocraticPekka Reinio6,94219.14–9.46
LiberalJohn Olthuis6,56418.10+5.58
GreenBonnie North2,2916.32–0.89
New BlueAshlyn Steele1,2203.36–
Ontario PartyGrace Dean7642.11–
IndependentBenjamin Hughes1470.41–
People's FrontJake Tucker1190.33–0.09
Total valid votes 36,27299.38
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2280.62–0.57
Turnout 36,50039.61–14.66
Eligible voters 92,137
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.87
Source: Elections Ontario[14][15]
2018 Ontario general election: Barrie—Innisfil
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeAndrea Khanjin22,12149.97
New DemocraticPekka Reinio12,66128.60
LiberalAnn Hoggarth5,54312.52
GreenBonnie North3,1907.21
LibertarianBrett Dorion3960.89
Canadians' ChoiceJake Tucker1840.42
TrilliumStacey Surkova1180.27
ModerateAlexander Ryzhykh590.13
Total valid votes 44,272100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 55.4
Eligible voters 79,842
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[16]

References

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  1. ↑ https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/khanjin-relinquishes-environment-minister-duties-while-on-parental-leave-9608293
  2. ↑ @ONPARLeducation (13 July 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Csillag, Ron (June 28, 2018). "From Soviet Russia to Ontario's Legislature, Andrea Khanjin Shares Her Story". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Andrea Khanjin | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  5. ↑ "Ann Hoggarth defeated, not sure how much Wynne played a part". Barrie Today. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Progressive Conservative Andrea Khanjin elected MPP in Barrie-Innisfil". Simcoe.com. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Progressive Conservative Andrea Khanjin wins in Barrie-Innisfil". CTV News. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Combatting Litter for the Environment and Nature Act, 2019". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  9. 1 2 "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day Act, 2021". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  10. 1 2 "Emancipation Month Act, 2021". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  11. ↑ "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  12. ↑ "2025 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  13. ↑ Ontario. Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 2023 & 2024 By-Elections / 2025 General Election: Election Returns with Statistics from the Record (PDF) (Report). Elections Ontario. ISSN 0847-3927.
  14. ↑ "2022 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  16. ↑ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.
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