Belinda Karahalios
Belinda Karahalios | |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Cambridge | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Kathryn McGarry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Belinda Carmen Jardin June 2, 1982 Mississauga, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Jim |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | 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
| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Belinda Karahalios | 17,793 | 36.97% | +4.41 | ||||
| New Democratic | Marjorie Knight | 15,639 | 32.49% | +10.88 | ||||
| Liberal | Kathryn McGarry | 11,191 | 23.25% | -15.67 | ||||
| Green | Michele Braniff | 3,018 | 6.27% | +0.61 | ||||
| Libertarian | Allan Dettweiler | 490 | 1.02% | -0.24 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 100.0 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | - | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "PC Belinda Karahalios wins in Cambridge riding". CBC Kitchener-Waterloo, June 7, 2018.
- ^ Thompson, Catherine (8 June 2018). "Political neophyte ready for learning curve as new Cambridge MPP". The Record. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Candidate Search". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- Black Canadian politicians
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- 1982 births
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