Peter Fragiskatos

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]

Peter Fragiskatos

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

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]

Prior to his election he was a political science professor at Huron University College and King's University College.[6] 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.[7]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPeter Fragiskatos27,42742.75-7.70
ConservativeSarah Bokhari15,06623.64-7.46
New DemocraticDirka Prout14,88723.36+8.70
GreenCarol Dyck4,8727.64+4.08
People'sSalim Mansur1,5322.40+2.40
CommunistClara Sorrenti1370.21-
Total valid votes/Expense limit 63,741100.0  
Total rejected ballots 493
Turnout 64,23467.3
Eligible voters 95,472
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPeter Fragiskatos32,42750.45+16.22$139,844.01
ConservativeSusan Truppe19,99031.10-5.95$133,769.73
New DemocraticGerman Gutierrez9,42314.66-9.61$35,678.98
GreenCarol Dyck2,2863.56-0.48$2,843.90
Marxist–LeninistMarvin Roman1450.23––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,271100.00 $228,722.98
Total rejected ballots 2670.41–
Turnout 64,53872.66–
Eligible voters 88,819
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +11.08
Source: Elections Canada[10][11][12][13]

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. Jonathan Sher, Peter Fragiskatos caught the political bug from his grandmother, The London Free Press, October 21, 2015.
  7. Meet Peter Fragiskatos, Liberal.ca.
  8. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  9. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  10. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for London North Centre, 30 September 2015
  11. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Elections Canada Preliminary Results
  13. Change represents redistributed results as calculated by Elections Canada from 2011 Election to boundaries of the 2013 Redistribution Order
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