Margaret Renwick

Who was Margaret Renwick?

Margaret Renwick was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Scarborough Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1971. She was a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.

She was married to Jim Renwick, the MPP for Riverdale from 1964 to 1984. Jim and Margaret Renwick were the first husband and wife ever to serve simultaneously in a Canadian provincial or federal legislature.

After leaving political office, Renwick moved to Streetsville, Ontario where she was active on the Streetsville NDP Riding Association. She moved back to Toronto in 2008 and died at the Trillium Health Centre.