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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Mary-Margaret McMahon
| image               = Mary-Margaret McMahon - 2016 (cropped).jpg
| caption             = McMahon in 2016
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1966|7|6}}
| birth_place         = [[Collingwood, Ontario]], Canada
| death_date          = 
| residence           = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| parliament          = Ontario Provincial
| riding              = [[Beaches—East York (provincial electoral district)|Beaches—East York]]
| term_start          = June 2, 2022
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = [[Rima Berns-McGown]]
| successor           = 
| office1              = [[Toronto City Councillor]]<br />for Ward 32 Beaches-East York
| term_start1          = December 1, 2010
| term_end1            = December 1, 2018
| predecessor1         = [[Sandra Bussin]]
| successor1           = [[Brad Bradford]]
| spouse              = James McMahon
| children            = 2
| party               = [[Ontario Liberal Party|Ontario Liberal]]
| otherparty          = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (municipal politicians are elected on a [[non-partisan]] basis in Toronto)
}}
'''Mary-Margaret McMahon''' (born July 6, 1966) is a Canadian politician. She was elected [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Canada)|MPP]] for the [[Ontario Liberal Party]] in [[Beaches—East York (provincial electoral district)|Beaches—East York]] in the [[2022 Ontario general election|June 2022 provincial election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Star |first=Torstar Open Data Team {{!}} Toronto |title=Liberal Mary-Margaret McMahon wins in Beaches—East York |url=https://www.toronto.com/news/provincial-election/liberal-mary-margaret-mcmahon-wins-in-beaches-east-york/article_267114a1-8c96-5bb6-af9d-512d9c0df0b5.html |access-date=June 3, 2022 |website=Toronto |language=en |archive-date=June 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603050720/https://www.toronto.com/news/provincial-election/liberal-mary-margaret-mcmahon-wins-in-beaches-east-york/article_267114a1-8c96-5bb6-af9d-512d9c0df0b5.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Previously, McMahon served on the Toronto City Council from 2010 to 2018, representing Ward 32 Beaches—East York.

==Background==
Born and raised in [[Collingwood, Ontario]], she is the daughter of former Collingwood mayor Ron Emo and Gloria Emo. McMahon is one of four children, including brothers Michael, Stephen and Timothy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McMahon |first=Mary-Margaret |date=October 2, 2011 |title=Gloria Emo |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/gloria-emo/article1361284/ |access-date=May 6, 2022 |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108211945/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/gloria-emo/article1361284/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 1990, she has resided in the Beaches—East York area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liberals in Beaches-East York Nominate Mary-Margaret McMahon as 2022 Ontario Liberal Party Candidate |url=https://ontarioliberal.ca/liberals-in-beaches-east-york-nominate-mary-margaret-mcmahon-as-2022-ontario-liberal-party-candidate/ |access-date=May 6, 2022 |website=Ontario Liberal Party |language=en-CA |archive-date=May 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506041632/https://ontarioliberal.ca/liberals-in-beaches-east-york-nominate-mary-margaret-mcmahon-as-2022-ontario-liberal-party-candidate/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

McMahon taught [[English as a second language]] and worked as a community activist. She founded the East Lynn Park Farmers market and helped organize an anti-idling campaign at her children's school. She previously worked for Live Green Toronto as a community animator.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 6, 2010 |title=Activist with a long to-do list |language=en-CA |work=The Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/yourcitymycity/2010/03/06/activist_with_a_long_todo_list.html |access-date=May 6, 2022 |issn=0319-0781 |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914030731/https://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/yourcitymycity/2010/03/06/activist_with_a_long_todo_list.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Political career ==
McMahon was first elected to [[Toronto City Council]] in the [[2010 Toronto municipal election|2010 city council election]], defeating [[Speaker of Toronto City Council|city council speaker]] [[Sandra Bussin]] in Ward 32 Beaches—East York.<ref name="victory">[https://www.thestar.com/news/elections/article/881076--changed-council-faces-new-mayor "Changed council faces new mayor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022155732/http://www.thestar.com/news/elections/article/881076--changed-council-faces-new-mayor |date=October 22, 2012 }}. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', October 25, 2010.</ref> She describes herself as a "fiscally responsible environmentalist."<ref name="Rooklies">{{cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Brendan |date=November 25, 2010 |title=City hall rookies 2010: Mary-Margaret McMahon, Ward 32 |publisher=Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2010/11/25/city_hall_rookies_2010_marymargaret_mcmahon_ward_32.html |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-date=October 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023231146/https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2010/11/25/city_hall_rookies_2010_marymargaret_mcmahon_ward_32.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She served Ward 32 from 2010 to 2018, when she declined to run in the [[2018 Toronto municipal election]].

In October 2017 McMahon announced she would not be running for re-election in [[2018 Toronto municipal election|2018]], confirming a promise made when she was first elected in 2010.<ref name="tlimits">{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-term-limits-city-hall-1.4367745 |title=Mary-Margaret McMahon won't run in 2018 and wants other councillors to follow her lead |first=Nick |last=Boisvert |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=October 23, 2017 |access-date=October 26, 2017 |archive-date=October 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026165737/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-term-limits-city-hall-1.4367745? |url-status=live }}</ref> During her time as a councillor she brought forward two motions to [[Toronto City Council]] calling for term limits, but both were defeated.<ref name="tlimits" />

In October 2020, she announced her candidacy for the [[Ontario Liberal Party]] nomination in the provincial electoral district of [[Beaches—East York (provincial electoral district)|Beaches—East York]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2020 |title=Former councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon seeks nomination as Ontario Liberal Party candidate in Beaches-East York |url=http://www.beachmetro.com/2020/10/07/former-councillor-mary-margaret-mcmahon-seeks-nomination-as-ontario-liberal-party-candidate-in-beaches-york/ |access-date=October 8, 2020 |website=Beach Metro Community News |language=en-US |archive-date=October 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008015200/https://www.beachmetro.com/2020/10/07/former-councillor-mary-margaret-mcmahon-seeks-nomination-as-ontario-liberal-party-candidate-in-beaches-york/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was elected in the 2022 Ontario general election.

As of July 7, 2024, she serves as the Liberal Party critic for Environment and Climate Change.

== Electoral history ==

{{2022 Ontario general election/Beaches—East York}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|'''[[2014 Toronto municipal election|2014 Toronto election]], Ward 32''' 
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Candidate
! style="background:#ddf;"| Votes<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.toronto.ca/City%20Of%20Toronto/City%20Clerks/Elections/Library/Files/Results%20PDFs/2014%20Election/2014-Councillor.pdf |title=Ward 32, Beaches-East York, Councillor |publisher=City of Toronto |accessdate=May 9, 2012 |archive-date=August 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820171955/http://www1.toronto.ca/City%20Of%20Toronto/City%20Clerks/Elections/Library/Files/Results%20PDFs/2014%20Election/2014-Councillor.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
! style="background:#ddf;"| %
|-
|'''Mary-Margaret McMahon''' (incumbent) ||align=right| 15,762 ||align=right| 60.92 
|-
|Sandra Bussin ||align=right| 4,552 ||align=right| 17.59 
|-
|Brian Graff ||align=right| 1,922 ||align=right| 7.43 
|-
|9 other candidates ||align=right| 3,639 ||align=right| 14.06 
|-
|Total||align=right| 25,875 ||align=right| 100.00 
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Colspan="3" align="center"|'''[[2010 Toronto municipal election|2010 Toronto election]], Ward 32<ref>[http://election.toronto.ca/epr/textlist.html City of Toronto elections page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026084116/http://election.toronto.ca/epr/textlist.html|date=October 26, 2010}}</ref>'''
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="150px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | Votes
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | %
|-
|'''Mary-Margaret McMahon''' ||align=right| 15,159 ||align=right| 65.144% 
|-
|[[Sandra Bussin]] (incumbent) ||align=right| 5,998 ||align=right| 25.776% 
|-
|Keith Begley ||align=right| 753 ||align=right| 3.236% 
|-
|Bruce Baker ||align=right| 477 ||align=right| 2.05% 
|-
|Brad Feraday ||align=right| 354 ||align=right| 1.521% 
|-
|Martin Gladstone ||align=right| 210 ||align=right| 0.902% 
|-
|Neil Sinclair ||align=right| 190 ||align=right| 0.817% 
|-
|Albert Castells ||align=right| 66 ||align=right| 0.284% 
|-
|Kieron Pope ||align=right| 63 ||align=right| 0.271% 
|-
!Total||align=right| 23,270 ||align=right| 100% 
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{TorontoCouncillor|ID=mcmahon1}}

{{Ontario MPPs}}

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