Nick Mantas
Nick Mantas[1] (born 1983) is a Canadian politician who currently sits as a member of the Toronto City Council for Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt. Mantas was elected in a by-election held on January 15, 2021.[2] Prior to his election, Mantas worked as a policy advisor and civil servant in the City of Toronto and federal government.
Nick Mantas | |
|---|---|
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt | |
| Assumed office January 18, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Karygiannis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1983 Toronto |
| Residence | Scarborough, Toronto |
| Alma mater | York University (BA) |
| Occupation | Policy Advisor, Civil Servant |
| Website | City of Toronto webpage |
Background edit
Mantas holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in economics from York University.[3] He worked as a federal constituency assistant, a policy advisor to the Senate of Canada and chief of staff for Councillor Jim Karygiannis.[4]
In 2014, following Karygiannis' resignation as a member of Parliament (MP) to run for Toronto City Council, Mantas sought the federal Liberal Party nomination for the Scarborough—Agincourt by-election.[1]
Political career edit
Mantas won a by-election to the Toronto City Council on January 15, 2021 and was sworn in on January 18.[2] He replaces Jim Karygiannis, whom he had worked for at a federal and municipal level, serving as his chief of staff. On council, he sits as a member of the Scarborough Community Council.[3]
Mantas campaigned on bringing traffic-calming measures to schools, increasing community safety, extending the Line 4 Sheppard subway into Scarborough and ensuring construction on the Bridletowne Hub starts in 2021.[5]
Electoral results edit
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Mantas | 3,261 | 26.98 |
| Manna Wong | 3,038 | 25.13 |
| Christina Liu | 1,760 | 14.56 |
| Rocco Achampong | 968 | 8.01 |
| Tony Luk | 848 | 7.02 |
| Roland Lin | 534 | 4.42 |
| Jimmy Dagher | 224 | 1.85 |
| Serge Khatchadourian | 224 | 1.85 |
| Lily Fang | 173 | 1.43 |
| David Cheng | 148 | 1.22 |
| Paul Maguire | 135 | 1.12 |
| Varun Sriskanda | 114 | 0.94 |
| Renee Jagdeo | 108 | 0.89 |
| Yong Wu | 108 | 0.89 |
| Corey David | 79 | 0.65 |
| Walayat Khan | 67 | 0.55 |
| Sharif Ahmed | 51 | 0.42 |
| Jonathan Fon | 42 | 0.35 |
| Kevin Haynes | 42 | 0.35 |
| Kevin Clarke | 38 | 0.31 |
| Colin Williams | 29 | 0.24 |
| Itohan Evbagharu | 26 | 0.22 |
| Anthony Internicola | 23 | 0.19 |
| Daniel Trayes | 17 | 0.14 |
| Michael Julihen | 14 | 0.12 |
| Jeff Vitale | 12 | 0.04 |
| Rigaud Bastien | 5 | 0.04 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Adler, Mike (2014-05-08). "Liberals in Scarborough-Agincourt to select candidate to replace outgoing Jim Karygiannis". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ a b "'I was able to bring people together over the years': Nick Mantas on replacing Jim Karygiannis as councillor for Ward 22". thestar.com. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ a b "Councillor Nick Mantas". City of Toronto. 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Nick Mantas, Karygiannis' former chief of staff, wins Scarborough-Agincourt byelection". CP24. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Nick Mantas, a successor hand-picked by former Ward 22 Coun. Jim Karygiannis, wins Scarborough-Agincourt seat". thestar.com. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Declaration of Results" (PDF).
External links edit
- Personal website