Terence Kernaghan

Terence Devin Kernaghan is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.^[1] He represents the electoral district of London North Centre as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.

Terence Kernaghan MPP
Critic, Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade
Incumbent
Assumed office July 13, 2022
Leader	Marit Stiles
Critic, LGBTQ Issues
In office August 23, 2018 – June 2, 2022
Leader	Andrea Horwath
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for London North Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2018
Preceded by	Deb Matthews
Personal details
Political party	New Democratic
Residence(s)	London, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Teacher, Librarian, Politician

As of August 11, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.

Personal life

Openly gay, Kernaghan worked as a teacher-librarian before entering politics. He studied at Western University's Huron College, and Althouse College.^[2] He lives in London, where he is involved in various local organizations and boards.^[3]

Election results

v t e 2025 Ontario general election: London North Centre
The 2025 general election will be held on February 27.
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Freedom	Paul McKeever
	Green	Carol Dyck
	New Democratic	Terence Kernaghan
	Liberal	Tariq Khan
	Progressive Conservative	Jerry Pribil
	New Blue	Chris Wile
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters

v t e 2022 Ontario general election: London North Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Terence Kernaghan	17,082	39.65	−7.95	$128,057
	Progressive Conservative	Jerry Pribil	13,051	30.29	−0.57	$114,458
	Liberal	Kate Graham	9,013	20.92	+5.21	$119,854
	Green	Carol Dyck	2,064	4.79	+0.18	$17,009
	New Blue	Tommy Caldwell	1,200	2.79		$7,309
	Ontario Party	Darrel Grant	368	0.85		$0
	Freedom	Paul McKeever	160	0.37	−0.06	$0
	Consensus Ontario	George Le Mac	147	0.34		$0
Total valid votes/expense limit			43,085	99.52	+0.53	$145,461
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			210	0.48	-0.53
Turnout			43,295	42.13	-12.82
Eligible voters			103,903
	New Democratic hold		Swing		−3.69
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

v t e 2018 Ontario general election: London North Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Terence Kernaghan	25,757	47.60
	Progressive Conservative	Susan Truppe	16,701	30.86
	Liberal	Kate Graham	8,501	15.71
	Green	Carol Dyck	2,493	4.61
	Libertarian	Calvin McKay	299	0.55
	Freedom	Paul McKeever	234	0.43
	Communist	Clara Sorrenti	128	0.24
Total valid votes			54,113	100.0
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

References

1. "London North Centre: NDP's Kernaghan makes history". London Free Press, June 7, 2018.
2. https://lfpress.com/2017/10/24/teacher-terence-kernaghan-seeking-ndp-nomination-in-london-north-centre
3. https://leadinginfluence.com/mpp-terence-kernaghan-london-north-centre/
4. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Retrieved 16 January 2019.