Costas Menegakis
| Costas Menegakis | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Richmond Hill | |
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In office May 30, 2011 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bryon Wilfert |
| Succeeded by | Majid Jowhari |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 12, 1959 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
Costas Menegakis (born January 12, 1959) is a Canadian former politician. He was elected to represent the electoral district of Richmond Hill in the 2011 Canadian federal election as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.[1]
In the 2011 federal election, Menegakis was the riding's Conservative candidate and won the seat by defeating Liberal incumbent Bryon Wilfert by 4,407 votes.
Within Richmond Hill, Menegakis continues to contribute his time to many worthwhile community organizations. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Rotary Club of York. 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.
Menegakis was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2013.[2]
Menegakis sat on the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, as well as of several Parliamentary Associations and Interparliamentary Friendship Groups.
Menegakis is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and Diamond Jubilee Medal.
In the 2015 federal election, Menegakis was defeated by Liberal candidate Leona Alleslev in the newly created Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill riding.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||||
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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 | – | – | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| 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[3][4][5] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Costas Menegakis". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
- ↑ 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
- Costas Menegakis, official website
- Costas Menegakis – Parliament of Canada biography