Sol Mamakwa

Sol Mamakwa MPP (/ˈmɑːməˌkwɑː/ MA-mə-KWA, Oji-Cree: ᓴᐧᓬ ᒣᒣᑫᐧ)^[1] is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.^[2] He represents the riding of Kiiwetinoong as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP). Mamakwa is currently the Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Justice Policy.^[3] Mamakwa is a member of the Kingfisher Lake First Nation and speaks Oji-Cree as a first language.^[4]

Sol Mamakwa MPP
ᓴᐧᓬ ᒣᒣᑫᐧ
Mamakwa in 2025
Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office July 13, 2022 Serving with Doly Begum
Leader	Peter Tabuns (interim) Marit Stiles
Preceded by	John Vanthof and Sara Singh
Critic, Indigenous and Treaty Relations; and Northern Development
Incumbent
Assumed office July 13, 2022
Critic, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
In office August 23, 2018 – June 2, 2022
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Kiiwetinoong
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2018
Preceded by	Riding established
Personal details
Political party	Ontario New Democratic
Residence(s)	Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada

Prior to his election to the legislature, he worked for the Nishnawbe Aski Nation in Sioux Lookout. Mamakwa was one of three MPPs of Indigenous heritage elected in 2018, alongside ONDP colleagues Suze Morrison and Guy Bourgouin, and the second person of full First Nations descent elected to the assembly after Peter North in 1990.^[5]

On May 28, 2024, Mamakwa gave a speech in an Indigenous language in the Ontario Legislature. Mamakwa spoke for 10 minutes in Oji-Cree at the start of question period.^[6][7]

As of August 11, 2024, he serves as the Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations as well as for Northern Development.

Electoral record

v t e 2025 Ontario general election: Kiiwetinoong
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Sol Mamakwa	3,512	62.19	+4.62
	Progressive Conservative	Waylon Scott	1,438	25.46	–4.48
	Liberal	Manuela Michelizzi	409	7.24	+1.34
	Green	Carolyn Spicer	152	2.69	–0.63
	Northern Ontario	Theresa Leppich	136	2.41	N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit			5,647	98.45	–0.82
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			89	1.55	+0.82
Turnout			5,736	27.65	–2.75
Eligible voters			20,746
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+4.55
Source: Elections Ontario[8][9]

v t e 2022 Ontario general election: Kiiwetinoong
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Sol Mamakwa	2,742	57.57	+7.67	$28,237
	Progressive Conservative	Dwight Monck	1,426	29.94	+2.69	$14,030
	Liberal	Manuela Michelizzi	281	5.90	−9.28	$0
	Green	Suzette A. Foster	158	3.32	−2.95	$4,216
	New Blue	Alex Dornn	156	3.28		$0
Total valid votes/expense limit			4,763	99.27	+0.55	$32,252
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			35	0.73	-0.55
Turnout			4,798	30.40	-15.40
Eligible voters			15,775
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+2.49
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.

v t e 2018 Ontario general election: Kiiwetinoong
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Sol Mamakwa	3,232	49.90	–15.60	$17,963
	Progressive Conservative	Clifford Bull	1,765	27.25	+15.22	$46,104
	Liberal	Doug Lawrance	983	15.18	–3.56	$28,390
	Green	Christine Penner Polle	406	6.27	+2.53	$269
	Northern Ontario	Kenneth Jones	91	1.40	N/A	$0
Total valid votes			6,477	98.72
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			84	1.28
Turnout			6,561	45.80
Eligible voters			14,326
	New Democratic notional hold		Swing		–15.41
Source: Elections Ontario[10][11][12]