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♂ James Karygiannis
aliasJim Karygiannis
Record
30934 · 1502

Greek-Canadian     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 0 8
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 8 1 9
Birth 2 May 1955
Age 69 years
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 10 years + 1 month ago (1 April 2014)
Special notes
None
 
James Karygiannis (1955– )
© Photo 2011 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Toronto, Ontario (2014–2020)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 25 4 2

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Paul McCrossan  m 
⊕ David Reville  m 
 		 ⊕ Rick Perkins  m 
 
Eligible: 38,110 Votes: 23,260 Participation: 61.03% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5651(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 2/6 8,552 37.20% -1,769 Winner:
NDP
 10,321 44.89% David R. Reville
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,912 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3622(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
LIB
 1/5 19,459 44.31% +858 Loser:
PC
 18,601 42.36% W. Paul J. McCrossan

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 61,892 Votes: 41,718 Participation: 67.40% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3325(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/9 24,710 59.72% +15,908 Loser:
PC
 8,802 21.27% Ben Eng

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 60,492 Votes: 40,209 Participation: 66.47% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3024(F) — 29 Mar 2022 22:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/4 25,995 65.13% +18,880 Loser:
PC
 7,115 17.83% Rick Perkins

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 69,996 Votes: 38,261 Participation: 54.66% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2733(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/6 26,986 70.89% +21,886 Loser:
CA
 5,100 13.40% Andrew Faust

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 73,391 Votes: 41,422 Participation: 56.44% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1143(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/5 26,400 64.08% +17,751 Loser:
CPC
 8,649 20.99% Andrew Faust

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 72,895 Votes: 45,006 Participation: 61.74% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 834(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/4 28,065 62.59% +17,381 Loser:
CPC
 10,684 23.83% Bill Redwood

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,734 Votes: 40,477 Participation: 54.16% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5875(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/4 22,795 56.63% +10,959 Loser:
CPC
 11,836 29.41% Benson Lau

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 73,205 Votes: 41,016 Participation: 56.03% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6415(F) — 2 Feb 2022 12:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/4 18,498 45.39% +4,568 Loser:
CPC
 13,930 34.18% Harry Tsai
After his election:
1 Apr 2014 58
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran municipally
Service: 2 years 10 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,062 Votes: 21,793 Participation: 29.43% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
30 June 2014
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 26008(F) — 2 Apr 2022 21:59 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 12,868 59.38% Arnold Chan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Jim Karygiannis, P.C., M.P.		  2 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Jim Karygiannis, C.P., député		  2 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jim Karygiannis		  2 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Karygiannis		  2 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 May 2024 08:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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