Nick Mantas, Karygiannis’ former chief of staff, wins Scarborough-Agincourt byelection

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Nick Mantas has won the byelection for Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt, filling the vacant seat previously occupied by his previous boss Jim Karygiannis who was removed as councillor over his 2018 election campaign expenses.

, Mantas, who served as Karygiannis’ chief of staff, received 3,261 votes , with 41 of the 41 polls reporting. In second place is Toronto District School Board Trustee Manna Wong who got 3,038 votes .

“I also look forward to working with Mr. Mantas on the prudent management of the City’s finances and on the maintenance of strong partnerships with the other governments,” Tory said in a statement. “I’m aware of the issues of the community and try now to take the step further and work with our community and our neighbours to make Scarborough-Agincourt a better place to live, play and work.”Days before the election, at least one candidate called for the byelection to be postponed due to a provincial stay-at-home order and an emergency declaration that came into effect this week. He said the order would discourage voters from casting their ballots.

According to the unofficial results, more than 12,000 votes were counted on Friday. The city said 2,227 people cast their ballots in advance voting that was held last week, and more than 4,000 mail-in ballot packages were sent out.Karygiannis legal battle According to The Municipal Elections Act, a person’s seat is vacated if they are found to have exceeded their spending limits.

 

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