Peter Fragiskatos

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Peter Fragiskatos
MP
Member of Parliament
for London North Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded bySusan Truppe
Personal details
Born (1981-04-30) April 30, 1981 (age 40)
London, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
Spouse(s)Katy Boychuk
Children1
ResidenceLondon, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
Queen's University
Cambridge University
ProfessionAcademic

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 (BA), Queen's University (MA), and finally the University of Cambridge (PhD), where his focus was on Kurdish human rights issues.[3]

On October 21, 2019, MP Fragiskatos was re-elected by the residents of London North Centre during the 43rd federal election.[4]

Since first being elected in 2015, Fragiskatos has held several key committee appointments in both the 42nd and 43rd sessions of Parliament, which include: Foreign Affairs and International Development (January 29, 2016 - September 18, 2017), Public Safety and National Security (September 18, 2017 - September 19, 2018), Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (January 31, 2017 - September 11, 2019), Finance (September 19, 2018 - September 11, 2019, January 27, 2020 - August 18, 2020, October 6, 2020 – Present) and Canada-China Relations (January 15, 2020 - August 18, 2020, October 6, 2020 – Present).[5]

On June 15, 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed MP Fragiskatos to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. As stated in the release announcing the appointment, this committee has been chaired by the Honourable David J. McGuinty since its launch in 2017, and includes representatives from both the House of Commons and the Senate. It provides a non-partisan approach to the review of national security and intelligence activities carried out across the Government of Canada. The committee was first created under the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act, which received Royal Assent on June 22, 2017.[6]

Prior to his election Fragiskatos was a political science professor at Huron University College and King's University College.[7] 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.[8]

Electoral record[]

2021 Canadian federal election: London North Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Peter Fragiskatos 22,921 39.1 -3.7
Conservative Stephen Gallant 15,889 27.1 +3.5
New Democratic Dirka Prout 15,611 26.6 +3.2
People's Marc Emery 2,902 5.0 +2.6
Green Mary Ann Hodge 1,297 2.2 -5.4
Total valid votes 58,620 99.2
Total rejected ballots 460 0.8
Turnout 59,080 62.2
Eligible voters 94,977
Liberal hold Swing -3.6
Source: Elections Canada[9]
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2019 Canadian federal election: London North Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Peter Fragiskatos 27,427 42.75 -7.71 $107,501.27
Conservative Sarah Bokhari 15,066 23.64 -7.47 none listed
New Democratic Dirka Prout 14,887 23.36 +8.69 none listed
Green Carol Dyck 4,872 7.64 +4.09 $12,325.20
People's Salim Mansur 1,532 2.40 - $61,391.07
Communist Clara Sorrenti 137 0.21 - none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 63,741 99.23
Total rejected ballots 493 0.77 +0.35
Turnout 64,234 65.52 -3.91
Eligible voters 98,039
Liberal hold Swing -0.12
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
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[12][13][14][15]

References[]

  1. ^ "AM980 News (CFPL AM)". 980 CFPL. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  2. ^ MacIvor, Angela (September 24, 2016). "Nova Scotia advocates closer to making torture bill reality". CBC News. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Jonathan Sher, Peter Fragiskatos caught the political bug from his grandmother, The London Free Press, October 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Wang, Kelly. "Liberal Peter Fragiskatos wins second term in London North Centre". Global News.
  5. ^ "Roles - Peter Fragiskatos". House of Commons. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Prime Minister announces new members of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians". Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Jonathan Sher, Peter Fragiskatos caught the political bug from his grandmother, The London Free Press, October 21, 2015.
  8. ^ Meet Peter Fragiskatos, Liberal.ca.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  11. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for London North Centre, 30 September 2015
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Elections Canada Preliminary Results
  15. ^ Change represents redistributed results as calculated by Elections Canada from 2011 Election to boundaries of the 2013 Redistribution Order

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