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♂ James Karygiannis
aliasJames 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 68 years + 11 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 10 years + 27 days ago (1 April 2014)
Special notes
None
 
James Karygiannis (1955– ) 200x189
© Photo 2011 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

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
⊕ W. Paul McCrossan  m 
⊕ David R. 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 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.		 14 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Jim Karygiannis, C.P., député		 14 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Karygiannis		 14 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jim Karygiannis		 14 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Jan 2024 17:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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