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Even a pandemic couldn’t stop some voters from going to the polls in Scarborough-Agincourt on Friday.
The byelection in Ward 22 was held to replace Jim Karygiannis,the longtime city councillor who was removed last year due to a campaign spending violation in the 2018 municipal election.
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There were 27 candidates running for the spot and in the end, the voters decided between the best-known of that crop, former Karygiannis chief of staff Nick Mantis, who pulled out a razor-tight win with 3261 votes to 3038 votes for Toronto District School Board trustee since 2014 Manna Wong.
Former Karygiannis chief-of-staff Mantas wins Ward 22 by-election
by News Staff
Last Updated Jan 16, 2021 at 7:48 am EDT
Nick Mantas, former chief-of-staff for former city councillor Jim Karygiannis, received the most votes in the Ward 22 by-election held January 15, 2021.
Nick Mantas is the unofficial winner of the Ward 22 byelection in Scarborough-Agincourt.
According to the City of Toronto’s election website, Mantas had received 3,261 votes (27 per cent) to score a narrow victory over TDSB trustee Manna Wong, who received 3,038 votes (25 per cent).
The results are considered unofficial until certified by the city clerk, which is expected next week.
The by-election was called after Jim Karygiannis was removed as city councillor last September due to a campaign spending violation related to the 2018 municipal election. He had represented the riding since 2014.
Posted: Jan 11, 2021 7:38 AM ET | Last Updated: January 11
Twenty-seven candidates are running to replace Jim Karygiannis, who was removed as city councillor in September 2020 due to a campaign spending violation in the 2018 municipal election. Community groups led by Scarborough Civic Action Network interviewed candidates by Zoom and put the interviews on YouTube. Fourteen candidates took part.(Submitted by Anna Kim)