Peter Fragiskatos

Peter Fragiskatos
MP
Peter Fragiskatos MP
Member of Parliament; for London North Centre
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Susan Truppe
Personal details
Born	April 30, 1981 (age 43); London, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal Party of Canada
Spouse	Katy Boychuk
Residence(s)	London, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	University of Western Ontario; Queen's University; Cambridge University
Profession	Academic

Peter Fragiskatos MP (born April 30, 1981) is a Canadian academic and Liberal Party of Canada politician, who was elected to represent the riding of London North Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.^[1] During the 42nd Canadian Parliament Fragiskatos sponsored one private member bill, C-242 titled An Act to amend the Criminal Code (inflicting torture) which sought to create a new offence within the Criminal Code called "inflicting torture". The bill reached second reading and was studied by the Committee on Justice and Human Rights but not proceeded with as it was found to overlap with existing provisions.^[2]

Fragiskatos' family is of Greek descent. His grandmother Panagiota emigrated from Greece following World War II, and later became an organizer for the New Democratic Party's leaders Tommy Douglas and Stephen Lewis. Fragiskatos later attributed his interest in politics and social justice to her. He attended the University of Western Ontario, Queen's University, and finally the University of Cambridge, where his focus was on Kurdish human rights issues.^[3]

Prior to his election he was a political science professor at Huron University College and King's University College.^[4] He was a frequent commentator on international issues, and was published by Maclean's, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, BBC News, and CNN.^[5]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election
Preliminary results — Not yet official
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Peter Fragiskatos	27,427	42.75	-7.70
	Conservative	Sarah Bokhari	15,066	23.64	-7.46
	New Democratic	Dirka Prout	14,887	23.36	+8.70
	Green	Carol Dyck	4,872	7.64	+4.08
	People's	Salim Mansur	1,532	2.40	+2.40
	Communist	Clara Sorrenti	137	0.21	-
Total valid votes/Expense limit			63,741	100.0
Total rejected ballots			493
Turnout			64,234	67.3
Eligible voters			95,472
Source: Elections Canada^[6]^[7]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Peter Fragiskatos	32,427	50.45	+16.22	$139,844.01
	Conservative	Susan Truppe	19,990	31.10	-5.95	$133,769.73
	New Democratic	German Gutierrez	9,423	14.66	-9.61	$35,678.98
	Green	Carol Dyck	2,286	3.56	-0.48	$2,843.90
	Marxist–Leninist	Marvin Roman	145	0.23	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			64,271	100.00		$228,722.98
Total rejected ballots			267	0.41	–
Turnout			64,538	72.66	–
Eligible voters			88,819
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+11.08
Source: Elections Canada^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

^ "AM980 News (CFPL AM)". 980 CFPL. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
^ MacIvor, Angela (September 24, 2016). "Nova Scotia advocates closer to making torture bill reality". CBC News. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
^ Jonathan Sher, Peter Fragiskatos caught the political bug from his grandmother, The London Free Press, October 21, 2015.
^ Jonathan Sher, Peter Fragiskatos caught the political bug from his grandmother, The London Free Press, October 21, 2015.
^ Meet Peter Fragiskatos, Liberal.ca.
^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for London North Centre, 30 September 2015
^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ Elections Canada Preliminary Results
^ Change represents redistributed results as calculated by Elections Canada from 2011 Election to boundaries of the 2013 Redistribution Order