Stephen Crawford (politician)

The Honourable
Stephen Crawford
MPP
The Honourable Stephen Crawford MPP
Associate Minister of Mines
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 6, 2024
Minister	George Pirie
Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Finance
	In office; June 2, 2022 – June 6, 2024
Minister	Peter Bethlenfalvy
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament; for Oakville
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 7, 2018
Preceded by	Kevin Flynn
Personal details
Born	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Najia Crawford
Children	4
Residence(s)	Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	University of Western Ontario; University of Toronto
Occupation	Financial Executive

Stephen John Crawford^[1] MPP is a Canadian politician who currently serves as the Associate Minister of Mines in Ontario.

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election^[2] and again in the 2022 provincial election.^[3] He represents the riding of Oakville as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Early life

Stephen Crawford was born in Mississauga, Ontario, to his parents William and Diane Crawford. He grew up in Mississauga, the youngest of three children and attended Lorne Park Secondary School.^[4]

Education

Crawford attended the University of Western Ontario where he completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He also holds a Business Diploma from the University of Toronto, and a Leadership Program Certificate from Queen's University. Crawford also earned his Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designation.^[4]

Business career

After completing his education, Crawford worked as a financial advisor at Midland Walwyn. He went on to become a senior executive and senior equity partner at Acuity Funds Ltd.^[5]

Political career

In 2017, Crawford ran for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario nomination in the riding of Oakville, defeating his opponents in the second round of voting. In the 2018 Ontario General Election, Crawford ran against Liberal candidate, and long-time incumbent, Kevin Flynn.^[6]^[7] Crawford defeated Flynn by 4,510 votes, ending his 15-year tenure as Oakville's MPP.^[8]

On August 9, 2018, Crawford was named the chair of the Finance and Economic Affairs Committee.^[9]

On November 21, 2018, Crawford announced his first private members bill, Bill 55, also known as the Safeguarding Our Information Act, 2018. In a 2018 editorial, he said the purpose of the bill was to prevent government institutions from accessing the private financial data of Ontario residents without their consent.^[10]^[11]

On June 26, 2019, Crawford was named the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure. He served in this role from 2019-2021.^[12]

On June 21, 2021, Crawford sent a letter to Oakville Mayor Rob Burton urging the town to request a Ministerial Zoning Order to protect Glen Abbey Golf Course from a proposed development.^[13] The development was cancelled in July 2021.^[14]^[15]

In July 2021, Crawford was appointed to the role of Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, a position he held until 2022.^[16]

On June 29, 2022, Crawford was sworn in as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance.^[16] On June 6, 2024, he became Associate Minister of Mines as part of Ontario's Ministry of Mines.^[17]

Personal life

Crawford resides in Oakville, Ontario with his wife Najia and children.^[4]

Crawford is the great grand-nephew of famous Irish-born Canadian writer, Isabella Valancy Crawford.^[18]

Awards and recognition

In 2019, Crawford and fellow MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos were presented with keys to the Town of Oakville "for their work on the regional review process and strong representation of the voice of Oakville residents".^[19]

In 2021, Crawford received a second key to the Town of Oakville, alongside Premier Doug Ford and fellow MPPs Triantafilopoulos and Steve Clark, for their role in saving the Glen Abbey Golf Course.^[20]

Electoral record

v t e 2022 Ontario general election: Oakville
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Stephen Crawford	21,162	45.44	+1.77
	Liberal	Alison Gohel	17,554	37.69	+1.95
	New Democratic	Maeve McNaughton	3,154	6.77	−9.80
	Green	Bruno Sousa	2,416	5.19	+1.70
	None of the Above	Stephen Kenneth Crawford	846	1.82
	New Blue	Mark Fraser Platt	764	1.64
	Ontario Party	Alicia Bedford	497	1.07
	Freedom	Silvio Ursomarzo	129	0.28
	Moderate	Andrew Titov	47	0.10
Total valid votes			46,569	100.0
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			334
Turnout			46,903	50.29
Eligible voters			92,702
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		−0.09
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023.

2018 Ontario general election: Oakville
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Stephen Crawford	24,837	43.67	+5.90
	Liberal	Kevin Flynn	20,327	35.74	−13.69
	New Democratic	Lesley Sprague	9,424	16.57	+8.63
	Green	Emily De Sousa	1,986	3.49	−0.31
	Libertarian	Spencer Oklobdzija	297	0.52	−0.27
Total valid votes			56,871	100.0
Source: Elections Ontario^[21]