Costas Menegakis

Costas Menegakis (born in Montreal, Quebec) is a businessman, an entrepreneur and a former Canadian politician, who represented the federal electoral district of Richmond Hill from 2011 to 2015.[2]

Costas Menegakis
Menegakis in 2019
Member of Parliament
for Richmond Hill
In office
May 30, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byBryon Wilfert
Succeeded byMajid Jowhari
Personal details
Born (1959-01-12) January 12, 1959
Montreal, Quebec[1]
Political partyConservative
SpouseGail[1]
ResidenceRichmond Hill, Ontario
ProfessionPolitician

Personal life

Menegakis is of Greek descent born to parents who immigrated to Canada in the 1950s. He was educated in Montreal, Quebec and is a graduate of Concordia University's Faculty of Commerce. He moved to Markham, Ontario in 1985 and currently resides in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Menegakis founded Tilwood Inc., a product fulfillment & logistics company in Richmond Hill in 1988. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Tilwood Inc. currently operating in Brampton, Ontario. Menegakis has served in a volunteer capacity for the following non-profit organizations over the past 30 years that offer services to families and particularly to youth, seniors and persons with special needs. He has served on the Board of Directors of Accessible Media Inc., the Metropolitan Toronto Police Chief's Community Advisory Council, the Empire Club of Canada, the Greek Community of Toronto, the Hellenic Home for the Aged and the World Council for Hellenes Abroad. Menegakis is a member of the Richmond Hill Board of Trade, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 375, the Rotary Club of York and the Oak Ridges Lions Club. Menegakis was awarded Her Majesty's Queen Elizabeth II Gold and Diamond Jubilee Medals and is a recipient of Rotary International's Paul Harris Fellow recognition.

Menegakis speaks three languages: English, French and Greek.[3][4]

Federal politics

Member of Parliament

In 2011 Costas Menegakis was elected to Canada's 41st Parliament as the Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill and in 2013, Menegakis was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.[5] During his time in office, Menegakis was a member on the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committees for Citizenship and Immigration, Procedures and House Affairs, Government Operations and Estimates and Official Languages.[6]

2015 federal election

In the 2015 federal election, Menegakis contested in the new Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill riding.[7] Menegakis was defeated by Liberal candidate Leona Alleslev by just 1,093 votes.[8]

2019 federal election

In February 2018, Menegakis was again elected as the Conservative candidate for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, but later stepped down as the party's nominee when Alleslev crossed the floor to join the Conservative Party. Two weeks later, Menegakis was acclaimed as the Conservative candidate in his former riding of Richmond Hill.[9]

2021 federal election

Menagakis was nominated as the Conservative Candidate in Richmond Hill and was defeated in a rematch of the 2019 federal election by the incumbent MP, Majid Jowhari 47.7% to 38.8%.

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Richmond Hill
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMajid Jowhari21,80443.48-3.42$83,458.04
ConservativeCostas Menegakis21,59243.06-0.26$108,773.79
New DemocraticAdam DeVita4,4258.80+0.76$4,207.04
GreenIchha Kohli1,6953.40+1.66$0.00
People'sIgor Tvorogov5071.0none listed
RhinocerosOtto Wevers1260.2none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,149100.0
Total rejected ballots 584
Turnout 50,73359.9
Eligible voters 84,660
Liberal hold Swing -1.58
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2015 Canadian federal election: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalLeona Alleslev24,13247.34+19.47$76,512.44
ConservativeCostas Menegakis23,03945.19−6.31$150,877.75
New DemocraticBrenda Power2,9125.71−10.24$1,887.13
GreenRandi Ramdeen6541.28−2.19–
Animal AllianceKyle Bowles2430.48–$5,898.62
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,980100.00 $212,912.36
Total rejected ballots 2040.40–
Turnout 51,18464.91–
Eligible voters 78,848
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +12.89
Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeCostas Menegakis22,07844.14+8.45
LiberalBryon Wilfert17,67135.33-11.66
New DemocraticAdam DeVita8,43316.86+6.97
GreenCameron Hastings1,8323.66-3.75
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,014100.00
Total rejected ballots 221 0.44-0.05
Turnout 50,235 55.96+3.91
Eligible voters 89,765 ––

References
  1. "Federal Conservatives select Menegakis as candidate for new Aurora riding". The Auroran. March 26, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  2. "Costas Menegakis". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  3. "Richmond Hill Conservative Candidate Costas Menegakis".
  4. "Candidate Profile Costas Menegakis".
  5. "Costas Menegakis | Prime Minister of Canada". Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  6. "Costas Menegakis - Overview - House of Commons of Canada". ourcommons.ca. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  7. Beck, Marney (March 23, 2014). "Menegakis acclaimed as Conservative candidate in new riding". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  8. "Federal Election 2015: Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill riding results - Toronto | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. September 8, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  9. Nov 15, Charlie Pinkerton Published on; 2018 6:15pm (November 15, 2018). "Ex-MP bumped to riding next door after Alleslev's floor-crossing". iPolitics. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  10. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  11. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  12. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, 30 September 2015
  13. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  14. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
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