Aris Babikian
Aris Babikian (Armenian: Արիս Պապիկեան) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the riding of Scarborough—Agincourt as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Prior to his political career, Babikian served as a Citizenship Judge from 2009 to 2015.
Aris Babikian | |
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Արիս Պապիկեան | |
 MPP Aris Babikian in 2018 | |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Agincourt | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Soo Wong |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario |
| Residence(s) | Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Citizenship Judge |
On June 7, 2018, Babikian was elected to the Ontario Legislature, winning over 50% of the vote and breaking 30 years of Liberal representation in Scarborough—Agincourt. He is the first Armenian elected to the Ontario Legislature.
Electoral record
| 2018 Ontario general election: Scarborough—Agincourt | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Aris Babikian | 18,582 | 50.40 | +15.77 | ||||
| Liberal | Soo Wong | 10,429 | 28.29 | -21.55 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tasleem Riaz | 6,434 | 17.45 | +5.64 | ||||
| Green | Lydia West | 635 | 1.72 | -0.89 | ||||
| Libertarian | Mark Sinclair | 244 | 0.66 | |||||
| Independent | Jude Coutinho | 189 | 0.51 | |||||
| Moderate | Rubina Ansary | 148 | 0.40 | |||||
| Trillium | Carlos Lacuna | 118 | 0.32 | |||||
| People's Political Party | Badih Rawdah | 92 | 0.25 | -0.86 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,871 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | - | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| 2022 Ontario general election: Scarborough—Agincourt | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Aris Babikian | 14,040 | 49.08 | -1.32 | ||||
| Liberal | Soo Wong | 10,672 | 37.31 | +9.02 | ||||
| New Democratic | Benjamin Lee Truong | 2,482 | 8.68 | -8.77 | ||||
| Green | Jacqueline Scott | 628 | 2.20 | +0.48 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Donny Morgan | 492 | 1.72 | |||||
| New Blue | Rane Vega | 292 | 1.02 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 28,606 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 39.05 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 73,255 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.17 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
References
- Pagliaro, Jennifer (June 7, 2018). "PC party's Aris Babikian bests Liberal incumbent Soo Wong in Scarborough-Agincourt". Toronto Star.
- "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- "Candidates in: Scarborough—Agincourt (094)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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