Karim Bardeesy
Karim Bardeesy | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary | |
| Assumed office June 5, 2025 | |
| Constituency | Minister of Industry |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Electoral district created |
| Constituency | Taiaiko'n—Parkdale—High Park |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Website | karimbardeesy |
Karim Bardeesy MP is a Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. He was elected the Member of Parliament for Taiaiko'n—Parkdale—High Park in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[1] He is a former journalist and policy advisor, and was executive director of The Dais, a Toronto Metropolitan University public policy think tank working on technology, education, and democracy.[2][3] Bardeesy previously served as Deputy Principal Secretary to the Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne.[4][5]
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | 36,439 | 55.80 | +13.01 | |||||
| New Democratic | Bhutila Karpoche | 15,003 | 22.97 | –15.43 | ||||
| Conservative | Wladyslaw Lizon | 12,662 | 19.40 | +6.07 | ||||
| Green | Anna Gorka | 700 | 1.1 | –0.84 | ||||
| Animal Protection | Edward Fraser | 184 | 0.28 | N/A | ||||
| Communist | Rimmy Riarh | 137 | 0.21 | N/A | ||||
| Marijuana | Terry Parker | 96 | 0.15 | N/A | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Lorne Gershuny | 92 | 0.14 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,313 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 299 | |||||||
| Turnout | 65,612 | 71.30 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 92,011 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +14.22 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2022 Ontario general election: Parkdale—High Park | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Bhutila Karpoche | 23,024 | 53.97 | −5.44 | $114,469 | |||
| Liberal | 9,547 | 22.38 | +5.38 | $118,634 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Monika Frejlich | 6,270 | 14.70 | −3.31 | $12,433 | |||
| Green | Patrick Macklem | 2,587 | 6.06 | +1.40 | $2,663 | |||
| New Blue | Danielle Height | 537 | 1.26 | $0 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Craig Peskett | 349 | 0.82 | $0 | ||||
| Communist | Gunes Agduk | 221 | 0.52 | +0.27 | $0 | |||
| People's Political Party | Oliver Roberts | 129 | 0.30 | $0 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,664 | 99.47 | +0.33 | $120,799 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 228 | 0.53 | −0.33 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,892 | 50.25 | −12.18 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 86,295 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | −5.41 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. | ||||||||
References
- ^ Star Staff (2025-04-29). "Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park live federal election results". Toronto Star. Torstar. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ "Karim Bardeesy". The Dais. 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ Rider, David (2025-04-27). "This NDP candidate may be the party's only chance to win a seat in Toronto". Toronto Star. Torstar. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ "Karim Bardeesy appointed distinguished visiting professor". Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ Bardeesy, Karim. "Linkedin Profile". Linkedin.
- ^ Gibbs, Wendy (1 May 2025). "Validated Results - Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park". Elections Canada. Ottawa: King's Printer For Canada. Retrieved 5 June 2025.