Natalia Kusendova

Natalia Kusendova is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She holds Bachelor of Science Degrees in Human and Molecular Biology from the University of Toronto, and in Nursing from Nipissing University. In addition, she speaks five languages: English, Polish, French, Czech and Slovak. She represents the riding of Mississauga Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Before being elected, she worked as a nurse. Kusendova is of Slovak and Polish descent.

Natalia Kusendova
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Mississauga Centre
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byFirst Member
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Residence(s)Mississauga, Ontario
OccupationNurse

In March 2020, while the province was under a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Kusendova started taking 12-hour shifts in the emergency department at Etobicoke General Hospital.[2]

In September 2020, Kusendova's bill to recognize the Franco-Ontarian flag as an emblem of the province of Ontario was passed by the Ontario legislature and into law.[3]

Electoral record
2018 Ontario general election: Mississauga Centre
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeNatalia Kusendova17,86040.86
New DemocraticLaura Kaminker12,04627.56
LiberalBobbie Daid11,10225.40
GreenNoah Gould1,1492.63
Stop the New Sex-Ed AgendaAlex Pacis8902.04
LibertarianFarouk Giga4711.08
Ontario Moderate PartyViktor Chornopyskyy1920.44
Total valid votes 100.0  
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

References
  1. Javed, Noor (June 7, 2018). "PCs elected in Mississauga Centre and Mississauga—Erin Mills". Toronto Star.
  2. Sasitharan, Kirthana. "Ontario MPP returns to health-care front lines to assist COVID-19 pandemic response". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. "Bill 182, Franco-Ontarian Emblem Amendment Act, 2020". Government of Ontario. September 24, 2020.
  4. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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