Effie Triantafilopoulos

Effie J. Triantafilopoulos is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Oakville North—Burlington as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Effie Triantafilopoulos MPP
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Long-Term Care
Incumbent
Assumed office June 26, 2019
Minister	Merrilee Fullerton
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Oakville North—Burlington
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2018
Preceded by	Riding established
Personal details
Political party	Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Occupation	Lawyer and political staffer

Prior to running for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Triantafilopoulos was a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada in the 2015 election.[2] She placed second in Oakville North—Burlington, behind Pam Damoff.[3] She was also a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the riding of Mississauga South during the 2014 Ontario provincial election, finishing second to Charles Sousa. In addition, she has been chief of staff for several federal Conservative ministers.[4]

Electoral record

2018 Ontario general election: Oakville North—Burlington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Effie Triantafilopoulos	25,691	46.41
	New Democratic	Saima Zaidi	13,496	24.38
	Liberal	Alvin Tedjo	13,487	24.37
	Green	Marianne Workman	2,052	3.71
	Libertarian	Charles Zach	403	0.73
	Trillium	Frank De Luca	222	0.40
Total valid votes			55,351	100.0
	Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

2015 Canadian federal election: Oakville North—Burlington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Pam Damoff	28,415	46.74	+19.77	$87,266.36
	Conservative	Effie Triantafilopoulos	26,342	43.33	-10.83	$133,882.22
	New Democratic	Janice Best	4,405	7.25	-8.26	$10,112.38
	Green	Adnan Shahbaz	968	1.6	-1.5	$2,273.28
	Libertarian	David Clement	666	1.1	–	$3,998.74
Total valid votes/Expense limit			60,796	100.0		$223,412.78
Total rejected ballots			272	–	–
Turnout			61,068	–	–
Eligible voters			85,462
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

2014 Ontario general election: Mississauga South (provincial electoral district)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Sousa	22,192	50.76	+0.05
	Progressive Conservative	Effie Triantafilopoulos	14,514	33.20	-2.89
	New Democratic	Boris Rosolak	4,649	10.63	+0.57
	Green	Lloyd Jones	1,418	3.24	+1.10
	None of the Above	Andrew Weber	591	1.35
	Libertarian	James Judson	355	0.81
Total valid votes			43,719	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		+1.47
Source: Elections Ontario[8]

References

1. Ngabo, Gilbert (June 7, 2018). "PC's Effie Triantafilopoulos triumphs in Oakville North—Burlington". Toronto Star.
2. "UPDATED: Election night in Oakville and Oakville North-Burlington — Liberals take the win". 2015-10-19.
3. "UPDATED: Election night in Oakville and Oakville North-Burlington — Liberals take the win". 2015-10-19.
4. "Ontario makes history with record number of female MPPs | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
5. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Oakville North—Burlington, 30 September 2015
7. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
8. Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 050 Mississauga South" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.