Michael Kerzner

Canadian politician

The Honourable

Michael Kerzner

ECO MPP

Kerzner in 2024

Solicitor General of Ontario

Incumbent

Assumed office
June 24, 2022
Premier| Doug Ford
Preceded by| Sylvia Jones
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for York Centre

Incumbent

Assumed office
June 2, 2022
Preceded by| Roman Baber
Personal details
Born|

Michael Shawn Kerzner

Political party| Progressive Conservative
Spouse| Rochelle Kerzner
Residence(s)| Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education| York University
Profession| Politician, Businessman

Michael Shawn Kerzner ECO MPP is a Canadian politician who was in June 2022 was named Solicitor General of Ontario. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of York Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[1]

## Biography

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Kerzner is Jewish.[2] His parents are Max and Dolly Kerzner.[2] His father was a chartered accountant.[2] His father's parents, Sam and Sarah Kerzner, emigrated to Canada in 1930 from Stopnica, Poland.[2] Everyone in his grandfather's family was killed during the Holocaust.[2] His maternal grandfather, Murray Penwick, was born in Toronto where he opened a pharmacy.[2] His maternal grandmother, Tilly Penwick, is from England, and emigrated to Canada in her youth.[2]

Kerzner attended York University, graduating with a B.A. (Hons.) in 1986.[2] After university he worked in the construction business, building commercial buildings, and then in 2015 started doing genetic testing at DNALabs Canada.[2] He is a bioscience and technology entrepreneur.[3] He lives in York Centre.[4]

Kerzner succeeded to the seat of independent MPP Roman Baber. Baber had been elected as a Progressive Conservative but was expelled from the PC caucus on January 15, 2021, for his COVID-19 lockdown stances. It was expected that Baber would run against Kerzner in the general election, but Baber instead opted to run in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race.[5][6]

On June 24, 2022, Kerzner was named Solicitor General of Ontario by Premier Doug Ford.[7]

## Electoral history

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2025 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Kerzner | 16,416 | 54.06 | +8.03
| Liberal | Sam Nestico | 10,823 | 35.64 | +3.70
| New Democratic | Natalie Van Halteren | 1,700 | 5.60 | –8.39
| Green | Courtney Martin | 658 | 2.17 | –0.67
| New Blue | Johnny Blythe | 309 | 1.02 | –0.44
| Special Needs | Lionel Poizner | 212 | 0.70 | +0.26
| Populist | Jeffrey Anisman | 140 | 0.46 | N/A
| Moderate | Parviz Isgandadrov | 111 | 0.37 | +0.09
Total valid votes  | 30,369 | 98.88 | +0.07
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots  | 345 | 1.12 | –0.07
Turnout  | 30,714 | 39.67 | +0.73
Eligible voters  | 76,546
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +2.17
Source: Elections Ontario[8][9]

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2022 Ontario general election: York Centre

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Kerzner | 12,947 | 46.03 | −4.12 | $79,866
| Liberal | Shelley Brown | 8,984 | 31.94 | +10.54 | $74,566
| New Democratic | Frank Chu | 3,935 | 13.99 | −9.45 | $16,511
| Green | Alison Lowney | 799 | 2.84 | +0.55 | $0
| Ontario Party | Nick Balaskas | 679 | 2.41 |  | $988
| New Blue | Don Pincivero | 411 | 1.46 |  | $0
| None of the Above | Mark Dewdney | 169 | 0.60 | −0.67 | $0
| Special Needs | Lionel Wayne Poizner | 124 | 0.44 |  | $0
| Moderate | Parviz Isgandarov | 80 | 0.28 | −0.09 | $780
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 28,128 | 98.81 | +0.30 | $102,341
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots  | 339 | 1.19 | -0.30
Turnout  | 28,467 | 38.94 | -13.98
Eligible voters  | 72,576
| Progressive Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | −7.33

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.

## References

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1. ^ Andrew Palamarchuk (June 2, 2022). "PC candidate Michael Kerzner wins York Centre riding". Toronto.com.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Michael Kerzner - JRCC.org".
3. ^ "This is who's in and who's out of Doug Ford's cabinet". CP24. June 24, 2022.
4. ^ "Experience Ontario Grant Opportunities". April 20, 2023.
5. ^ "What will Roman Baber's next move be as an independent Ontario MPP? York Centre candidates and voters await the answer". January 21, 2022.
6. ^ "Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber to enter Conservative leadership race". March 9, 2022.
7. ^ Jones, Allison (June 24, 2022). "Ford names new cabinet, with Jones as health minister and a role for his nephew". CP24. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
8. ^ "Candidates in: York Centre (120)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
9. ^ "Vote Totals From Official Tabulation" (PDF). Elections Ontario. March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.

## External links

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* Twitter page
* "Q&A with Solicitor General Michael Kerzner," The Dispatch.

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Current members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

44th Parliament of Ontario

Progressive Conservative|

* Ford
* Allsopp
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* Bouma
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* Kusendova-Bashta
* Leardi
* Lecce
* Lumsden
* McCarthy
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* Parsa
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* Pierre
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* Pirie
* Quinn
* Racinsky
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* Riddell
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* Sabawy
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* C. Scott
* L. Scott
* Skelly
* Dave Smith
* David Smith
* G. Smith
* L. Smith
* Surma
* Tangri
* Thanigasalam
* Thompson
* Tibollo
* Triantafilopoulos
* Vickers
* Wai
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New Democratic|

* Stiles
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* Burch
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* Pasma
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* Sattler
* Shaw
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* Tabuns
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* Vaugeois
* West
* Wong-Tam

Liberal|

* Blais
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* Collard
* Fairclough
* Fraser
* Hazell
* Hsu
* McCrimmon
* McMahon
* Shamji
* Smyth
* Tsao
* Watt

Green†|

* Schreiner
* Clancy

Independent|

* Brady

Party leaders listed first (in bold italics). Government members in bold denotes cabinet.
† Party does not have official party status in the Legislature

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Doug Ford

* Peter Bethlenfalvy
* Paul Calandra
* Raymond Cho
* Stan Cho
* Steve Clark
* Stephen Crawford
* Doug Downey
* Jill Dunlop
* Christine Elliott
* Vic Fedeli
* Rob Flack
* Michael Ford
* Merrilee Fullerton
* Parm Gill
* Zee Hamid
* Ernie Hardeman
* Mike Harris Jr.
* Kevin Holland
* Sylvia Jones
* Trevor Jones
* Michael Kerzner
* Andrea Khanjin
* Natalia Kusendova-Bashta
* Stephen Lecce
* Neil Lumsden
* Lisa MacLeod
* Todd McCarthy
* Graham McGregor
* Jane McKenna
* Monte McNaughton
* Caroline Mulroney
* Sam Oosterhoff
* Michael Parsa
* David Piccini
* George Pirie
* Rod Phillips
* Nolan Quinn
* Kaleed Rasheed
* Greg Rickford
* Ross Romano
* Prabmeet Sarkaria
* Laurie Scott
* Graydon Smith
* Todd Smith
* Kinga Surma
* Nina Tangri
* Vijay Thanigasalam
* Lisa Thompson
* Michael Tibollo
* Bill Walker
* Charmaine Williams
* Jim Wilson
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