Stephen Crawford (politician)

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Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Oakville
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byKevin Flynn
Personal details
BornMississauga, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseNajia Crawford
Children4
Residence(s)Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
University of Toronto
OccupationFinancial Executive

Stephen John Crawford[1] MPP is a Canadian politician who currently serves as the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement in Ontario. Between June 2024 and March 2025, he served as Associate Minister of Mines in Ontario.

Crawford was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election, and was re-elected in the 2022 and 2025 provincial elections. 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.[2]

Education

Crawford attended the

Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designation.[2]

Business career

Before entering politics, Crawford worked as a senior executive at Acuity Funds Ltd. Following Acuity's acquisition by AGF Management Ltd. in 2011, Crawford joined O'Leary Funds.[3]

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.[4][5] Crawford defeated Flynn by 4,510 votes, ending his 15-year tenure as Oakville's MPP.[6]

On August 9, 2018, Crawford was named the chair of the Finance and Economic Affairs Committee.[7]

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.[8][9]

On June 26, 2019, Crawford was named the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure. He served in this role from 2019-2021.[10]

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.[11] The development was cancelled in July 2021.[12][13]

In July 2021, Crawford was appointed to the role of Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, a position he held until 2022.[14]

Crawford was re-elected in the 2022 election and, on June 29, 2022, he was sworn in as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance.[14] On June 6, 2024, he became Associate Minister of Mines as part of Ontario's Ministry of Mines.[15]

Crawford was again re-elected in the 2025 election, marking his third consecutive election victory.[16] He was appointed Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement on March 19, 2025.[17]

Personal life

Crawford resides in Oakville, Ontario with his wife Najia and children.[2]

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".[18]

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.[19]

Electoral record

2022 Ontario general election: Oakville
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Stephen Crawford 21,162 45.44 +1.77 $106,260
Liberal Alison Gohel 17,554 37.69 +1.95 $109,579
New Democratic Maeve McNaughton 3,154 6.77 –9.80 $4,422
Green Bruno Sousa 2,416 5.19 +1.70 $3,834
None of the Above Stephen Kenneth Crawford 846 1.82 N/A $0
New Blue Mark Fraser Platt 764 1.64 N/A $0
Ontario Party Alicia Bedford 497 1.07 N/A none listed
Freedom Silvio Ursomarzo 129 0.28 N/A none listed
Moderate Andrew Titov 47 0.10 N/A none listed
Total valid votes 46,569 99.29 +0.86
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 334 0.81 –0.86
Turnout 46,903 50.29 –12.17
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.


2025 Ontario general election: Oakville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Stephen Crawford 22,755 48
Liberal Alison Gohel 20,906 44.1
New Democratic Diane Downey 1851 3.9
Green Bruno Sousa 1205 2,5
Turnout
Eligible voters -->
Source: Elections Ontario[20]



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]

References

  1. ^ @ONPARLeducation (July 13, 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.
  2. ^ a b c "Meet Stephen Crawford". PC Caucus Services. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Meet Stephen Crawford". Stephen Crawford, MPP. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  4. ^ Landau, Richard (July 9, 2017). "Stephen Crawford nominated Provincial PC Candidate". Oakville News. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Marychuk, Marta (August 3, 2017). "Stephen Crawford to run for Ontario PC Party in Oakville". Inside Halton. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Edwards, Peter (June 7, 2018). "PCs Crawford and Gill defeat Liberal cabinet ministers in Oakville and Milton". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Oakville MPP elected chair of finance and economic affairs committee". August 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "Bill 55, Safeguarding our Information Act, 2018". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  9. ^ Crawford, Stephen (December 20, 2018). "All Ontarians deserve a robust consumer protection law". Inside Halton. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  10. ^ "Oakville MPP named parliamentary assistant to infrastructure minister". June 28, 2019.
  11. ^ Arnott, Kim (June 21, 2021). "MPP Crawford pushes town to formally request an MZO to save Glen Abbey". Oakville News. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "Oakville's Glen Abbey golf course saved from development after Ontario minister intervenes". CBC News.
  13. ^ "Oakville honours Premier Doug Ford for role in saving Glen Abbey Golf Course | inHalton". insauga | Local Online News. April 5, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Stephen Crawford (Oakville)". Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  15. ^ Jones, Allison; Casey, Liam (June 6, 2024). "Ontario Premier Doug Ford shuffles cabinet". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  16. ^ Lea, David (February 27, 2025). "Oakville riding PC candidate Stephen Crawford gets third term as MPP". InsideHalton.com. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  17. ^ "Hon. Stephen Crawford | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. February 27, 2025. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  18. ^ Rostoski, Damian (December 2, 2019). "Key to the Town of Oakville presented to each Oakville MPPs". Oakville News. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  19. ^ "Premier, municipal affairs minister and residents awarded for role in saving Oakville's Glen Abbey Golf Course". thestar.com. April 4, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  20. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  21. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate". Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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