Stella Ambler

Stella Ambler
Member of Parliament
for Mississauga South
In office
May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byPaul Szabo
Succeeded bySven Spengemann
Personal details
Born (1966-09-29) September 29, 1966 (age 58)
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
SpouseRichard Ambler
Residence(s)Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada
Alma materSt. Michael's College, Toronto
ProfessionCivil servant

Stella Ambler (born September 29, 1966) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Mississauga South from 2011 to 2015. She is a member of the Conservative Party.

Background

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Ambler's parents are Italian immigrants who met and married in Canada, settling in Etobicoke then moving to Brampton. She obtained a degree in psychology from the University of Toronto. Ambler married her husband, Richard Ambler, in 1992. She worked as a political advisor to the Ontario government but left this position to stay at home and raise her children for nine years. They lived in Brampton together before moving to Mississauga's Lorne Park neighbourhood.

Politics

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Ambler was the Director of Regional Affairs (Greater Toronto Area) to the Minister responsible for Ontario, the former Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. She ran in the 2008 federal election in the riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton, but was defeated by Liberal Gurbax Singh Malhi.[1] In the 2011 election she defeated Liberal MP Paul Szabo in the riding of Mississauga South.[2][3] Both Szabo and Ambler are strong supporters of the movement to criminalize abortion services. Ambler was a backbench MP in the Stephen Harper government.

In 2013, Ambler was appointed Chair of the Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women.[4] A year later, the Committee released a report on the issue of missing and murdered aboriginal women that called for more action on the issue. Critics of the report complained that the report failed to recommend the establishment of a national inquiry into the issue.[5] The Liberals campaigned on establishing such an inquiry. The Trudeau government established the Inquiry immediately after defeating the Harper Conservatives.

Ambler is a supporter of the anti-abortion movement. In 2012, she voted in favour of a private member's bill sponsored by Stephen Woodworth that sought to review the definition of conception under the criminal code. In 2013, she voted in favour of another private member's bill that sought to ban sex-selective abortions.[6] In May 2015, she participated in a rally that urged demonstrators to vote for anti-abortion candidates in the upcoming election.[7]

Ambler was the Conservative candidate in the 2015 election for the new riding of Mississauga—Lakeshore. On August 4, 2015, she was defeated by Sven Spengemann in the 42nd general election.[8]

In 2020, Stella moved to the town of Wasaga Beach, Ontario. On November 27, 2020, it was reported that she launched her campaign to become the next candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario to represent the riding of Simcoe—Grey.[9]

Electoral record

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2019 Canadian federal election: Mississauga—Lakeshore
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sven Spengemann 29,526 48.40 +0.69 $104,588.59
Conservative Stella Ambler 22,740 37.28 -3.95 $110,262.85
New Democratic Adam Laughton 5,103 8.37 +0.38 none listed
Green Cynthia Trentelman 2,814 4.61 +2.26 $2,524.73
People's Eugen Vizitiu 717 1.18 - none listed
United  Carlton Darby 99 0.16 - $0.00
Total valid votes 60,999 99.34
Total rejected ballots 407 0.66 +0.21
Turnout 61,406 67.91 -0.79
Eligible voters 90,419
Liberal hold Swing +2.32
Source: Elections Canada[10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sven Spengemann 28,279 47.71 +10.86 $74,169.40
Conservative Stella Ambler 24,435 41.22 -5.68 $221,638.11
New Democratic Eric Guerbilsky 4,735 7.99 -4.80 $6,908.86
Green Ariana Burgener 1,397 2.36 -0.72 $1,924.23
Libertarian Paul Wodworth 316 0.53 - $1,166.63
Marxist–Leninist Dagmar Sullivan 111 0.19 -
Total valid votes/expense limit 59,273 100.00 - $224,818.71
Total rejected ballots 271 0.46
Turnout 59,544 68.99
Eligible voters 86,308 – –
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +8.27
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Stella Ambler 22,991 46.48 +6.90
Liberal Paul Szabo 18,393 37.18 -7.04
New Democratic Farah Kalbouneh 6,354 12.85 +4.01
Green Paul Simas 1,532 3.10 -4.24
Independent Richard Barrett 194 0.39 –
Total valid votes 49,464 100.00
Total rejected ballots 188 0.38 +0.05
Turnout 49,652 63.89 +3.81
Eligible voters 77,716 – –
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Gurbax Singh Malhi 22,272 45.05 -5.7 $85,496
Conservative Stella Ambler 18,353 37.12 +4.6 $91,704
New Democratic Jash Puniya 5,945 12.02 -0.8 $21,613
Green Mark Pajot 2,551 5.16 +1.8 $869
Marxist–Leninist Frank Chilelli 309 0.62 +0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,430 100.00 $97,671
Total rejected ballots 307 0.62 –
Turnout 49,737 49.74 – –

References

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  1. ^ "Greater Toronto Area Results". The Toronto Star. October 15, 2008. p. U2.
  2. ^ "Ambler breaks through for the blue in Mississauga South". Toronto Star. May 3, 2011. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  3. ^ "Riding results from across Canada". Edmonton Journal. May 3, 2011. p. A6.
  4. ^ Louie, Rosella (March 28, 2013). "MP Stella Ambler to head committee investigating missing women". Mississauga News. p. 1.
  5. ^ Kusch, Larry (March 8, 2014). "'Status quo' report incites outrage". Winnipeg Free Press. p. A12.
  6. ^ Wingrove, Josh (May 10, 2013). "MPs rally for renewed abortion debate". The Globe and Mail. p. A6.
  7. ^ Feibel, Adam (May 15, 2015). "MPs urge Hill demonstrators to 'vote pro-life' in fall election". The Ottawa Citizen. p. A2.
  8. ^ "Liberal candidate Sven Spengemann wins Mississauga-Lakeshore". Toronto Star. October 20, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  9. ^ "Wasaga resident launches campaign for PC nomination". New Tecumseth Times. 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  10. ^ "forty-third general election 2019 — Poll-by-poll results". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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