Costas Menegakis
Costas Menegakis | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Richmond Hill | |
| In office May 30, 2011 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bryon Wilfert |
| Succeeded by | Majid Jowhari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 12, 1959 Montreal, Quebec[1] |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Gail[1] |
| Residence | Oak Ridges |
Costas Menegakis (born January 12, 1959) is a Canadian politician who represented the federal electoral district of Richmond Hill from 2011 to 2015.[2]
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Federal politics[edit]
Member of Parliament[edit]
In the 2011 federal election, Menegakis was the Conservative candidate in the riding of Richmond Hill and won the seat by defeating Liberal incumbent Bryon Wilfert by 4,407 votes.[3] Menegakis subsequently stepped down from his position as the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) Coordinator for the Region of Canada.[4]
During his time in office, Menegakis sat on the Standing Committees on Citizenship and Immigration, Procedures and House Affairs, Government Operations and Estimates and Official Languages.[5] In 2013, Menegakis was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.[6]
2015 federal election[edit]
In the 2015 federal election, Menegakis was acclaimed as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the new Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill riding. [7] Menegakis was defeated by Liberal candidate Leona Alleslev by just 1,093 votes.[8]
Upcoming 2019 federal election[edit]
In February 2018, Menegakis was again elected as the Conservative candidate for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, but later stepped down as the party's nominee when Leona Alleslev crossed the floor to join the Conservative Party. Two weeks later, Menegakis was acclaimed as the Conservative candidate in his former riding of Richmond Hill.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Menegakis was born in Montreal, Quebec and moved to York Region, Ontario in March 1985. He currently resides in Oak Ridges, which is located in the north end of Richmond Hill, Ontario.[10]
Community involvement[edit]
Menegakis is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, the Richmond Hill Board of Trade, The Aurora Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club of York and the Oak Ridges Lions Club.[citation needed] He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Accessible Channel, the Metropolitan Toronto Police Chief's Community Advisory Council, the Empire Club of Canada, and various Canadian Hellenic organizations.[citation needed]
Awards[edit]
Menegakis is a recipient of Her Majesty's Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medal.[11] In 2016, Menegakis received Rotary International's Paul Harris Fellow recognition.[citation needed]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Costas Menegakis | 22,078 | 44.14 | +8.45 | ||||
| Liberal | Bryon Wilfert | 17,671 | 35.33 | -11.66 | ||||
| New Democratic | Adam DeVita | 8,433 | 16.86 | +6.97 | ||||
| Green | Cameron Hastings | 1,832 | 3.66 | -3.75 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,014 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 221 | 0.44 | -0.05 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,235 | 55.96 | +3.91 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 89,765 | – | – | |||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Leona Alleslev | 24,132 | 47.34 | +19.47 | $76,512.44 | |||
| Conservative | Costas Menegakis | 23,039 | 45.19 | −6.31 | $150,877.75 | |||
| New Democratic | Brenda Power | 2,912 | 5.71 | −10.24 | $1,887.13 | |||
| Green | Randi Ramdeen | 654 | 1.28 | −2.19 | – | |||
| Animal Alliance | Kyle Bowles | 243 | 0.48 | – | $5,898.62 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,980 | 100.00 | $212,912.36 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 204 | 0.40 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 51,184 | 64.91 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,848 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.89 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Federal Conservatives select Menegakis as candidate for new Aurora riding". The Auroran. 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "Costas Menegakis". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Ex-Liberal MP gets his day in the sun | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "SAE - Costas Menegakis resigns from his duties as SAE Coordinator, due to his election to the Federal Parliament of Canada / World Council of Hellenes Abroad". en.sae.gr. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "Costas Menegakis - Overview - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-07-31.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Beck, Marney (2014-03-23). "Menegakis acclaimed as Conservative candidate in new riding". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "Federal Election 2015: Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill riding results - Toronto | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ Nov 15, Charlie Pinkerton Published on; 2018 6:15pm (2018-11-15). "Ex-MP bumped to riding next door after Alleslev's floor-crossing". iPolitics. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "COSTAS MENEGAKIS:Candidate Profile published September 10, 2015".
- ^ "Costas Menegakis". HuffPost Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
External links[edit]
- Costas Menegakis, official website
- Costas Menegakis – Parliament of Canada biography
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