Robin Lennox

Robin Lennox
MPP
Lennox in 2025
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Hamilton Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 27, 2025
Preceded bySarah Jama
Personal details
PartyOntario New Democratic
EducationMcMaster University (M.D., 2015)
ProfessionFamily physician

Robin Barbara Bateman Lennox is a Canadian physician and politician who was elected as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the 2025 Ontario general election. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP), Lennox represents Hamilton Centre in the Legislative Assembly. Prior to entering politics, Lennox practised family medicine.

Medical career

Lennox graduated from the DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University in 2015 and completed her residency in family medicine in 2017. Lennox specializes in addiction medicine. She has worked with the Shelter Health Network and was medical director for the supervised consumption site at the YWCA, as well as co-head of the substance use service at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. She served on the City of Hamilton's public health sub-committee.

Political career

Lennox was nominated to be the Ontario NDP candidate in Hamilton Centre on February 3, 2025, shortly before the election. Hamilton Centre was the riding of former NDP leader Andrea Horwath, who went on to become Mayor of Hamilton. In the general election, she defeated incumbent Sarah Jama, who won the riding for the NDP in a by-election in 2023. Jama ran as an independent, after being removed from the party.

With the Ontario NDP Caucus, Lennox is the Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addiction, with responsibility for Primary Care. She also serves as a member of the Social Policy Committee.

As an advocate for universal pharmacare, Lennox put forward a Private Members' Motion in 2025 to expand the Ontario Drug Benefit eligibility to include all Ontarians, regardless of age or employment status. Lennox also tabled legislation including the Save a Life Act (Bill 121) to co-locate naloxone kits with automated external defibrillators in public spaces.

Electoral record

2025 Ontario general election: Hamilton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRobin Lennox12,83938.36–15.86$91,418
LiberalEileen Walker7,13221.31+1.05$23,776
Progressive ConservativeSarah Bokhari6,33118.92+3.53$31,595
IndependentSarah Jama4,97714.87–39.35$123,287
GreenLucia Iannantuono1,6424.91–1.99$6,292
New BlueMitch Novosad4411.32+0.47$0
IndependentNathalie Xian Yi Yan1070.32+0.03$0
Total valid votes/expense limit 33,46999.66–$127,836
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1130.34–0.18
Turnout 33,58242.29+20.48
Eligible voters 79,401
New Democratic gain from Independent Swing –8.46
Source: Elections Ontario

References

  1. 1 2 McCullough, Kate (February 27, 2025). "Hamilton Centre back in NDP fold". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Robin Barbara Bateman Lennox - Physician Information". register.cpso.on.ca. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Coleman, Joey (February 4, 2025). "Robin Lennox Wins Nomination of the Divided Hamilton Centre NDP". TPR Hamilton | Hamilton's Civic Affairs News Site. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Robin Lennox | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. February 27, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  5. ↑ "2025 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  6. ↑ Ontario. Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 2023 & 2024 By-Elections / 2025 General Election: Election Returns with Statistics from the Record (PDF) (Report). Elections Ontario. ISSN 0847-3927. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2026.