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Justin Chatwin (born July 3, 1975) is a Canadian politician. He was a New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate in the 2008 federal election, for the Eglinton-Lawrence riding in Toronto, Ontario. He is currently an NDP candidate in the 2011 federal election for the Eglinton-Lawrence riding in Toronto.

Background
At the time of his run in the 2008 federal election, Chatwin was a University of Toronto student. Before this endeavor, he'd pursued a career as an actor. He'd also been involved in local activist politics.

2008 Election
In the 2008 federal election, Chatwin's campaign platform addressed Toronto's "$123-billion infrastructure deficit," "improving Canada's foreign credentials system" and the accessibility of higher levels of government to regular citizens. In an interview with the Toronto Star, he elaborated on the then-current state of the foreign credentials system by saying it resulted in "foreign-trained doctors driving cabs while millions of Canadians go without the medical help they need". Local issues he'd championed included the Eglinton LRT (Light Rail Transit) proposal and the Lawrence-Allen Revitalization Project.

He placed third in the final poll results, behind Liberal incumbent Joe Volpe and Conservative Joe Oliver.