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 MPP
Արիս Պապիկեան
MPP Aris Babikian in 2018
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Agincourt
Incumbent
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

v t e 2018 Ontario general election: Scarborough—Agincourt
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]

v t e 2022 Ontario general election: Scarborough—Agincourt
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Aris Babikian	14,040	49.03	−1.37	$73,607
	Liberal	Soo Wong	10,672	37.27	+8.98	$34,013
	New Democratic	Benjamin Lee Truong	2,512	8.77	−8.68	$5,939
	Green	Jacqueline Scott	628	2.19	+0.47	$0
	Ontario Party	Donny Morgan	492	1.72		$8,379
	New Blue	Rane Vega	292	1.02		$2,200
Total valid votes/Expense limit			28,636	99.45	+0.48	$102,205
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			159	0.55	-0.48
Turnout			28,795	39.43	-11.92
Eligible voters			72,891
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		−5.18
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. from the original on 2023-05-18. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. from the original on 2023-05-21.

References

1. Pagliaro, Jennifer (June 7, 2018). "PC party's Aris Babikian bests Liberal incumbent Soo Wong in Scarborough-Agincourt". Toronto Star.
2. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10. Retrieved 20 January 2019.