Belinda Karahalios

Belinda Karahalios
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Cambridge
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded by Kathryn McGarry
Personal details
Born Belinda Carmen Jardin
(1982-06-02) June 2, 1982
Mississauga, Ontario
Political party Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s) Jim
Children 1
Residence Cambridge, Ontario
Occupation Health Care Consultant
Portfolio Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services (2018-present)

Belinda Carmen Karahalios (née Jardin) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the riding of Cambridge as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Political career

Karahalios won in the riding of Cambridge in the Ontario general election in 2018.[1] On June 29, 2018, she was appointed as the parliamentary assistant to Lisa MacLeod, the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services.

Personal life

She is married to Jim Karahalios.[1] Karahalios is of mixed Afro-Trinidadian and Portuguese descent.[2]

Election results

Ontario general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBelinda Karahalios17,79336.97%+4.41
New DemocraticMarjorie Knight15,63932.49%+10.88
LiberalKathryn McGarry11,19123.25%-15.67
GreenMichele Braniff3,0186.27%+0.61
LibertarianAllan Dettweiler4901.02%-0.24
Total valid votes 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "PC Belinda Karahalios wins in Cambridge riding". CBC Kitchener-Waterloo, June 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Catherine (8 June 2018). "Political neophyte ready for learning curve as new Cambridge MPP". The Record. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Candidate Search". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 18 May 2018.


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