Nick Mantas (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. Prior to his election, Mantas worked as a policy advisor and civil servant in the City of Toronto and federal government.
Background Mantas holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in economics from York University. He worked as a federal constituency assistant, a policy advisor to the Senate of Canada and chief of staff for Councillor Jim Karygiannis.
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.
Political career Mantas won a by-election to the Toronto City Council on January 15, 2021 and was sworn in on January 18. 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.
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.
Electoral results +2022 municipal electionCouncil CandidateVote%Nick Mantas8,22848.89Bill Wu3,15318,73Antonios Mantas1,84110.84Roland Lin 1,5499.20Serge Khatchadourian13838.22Anthony Internicola6773.96 +2021 Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt by-electionCouncil CandidateVote%Nick Mantas3,26126.98Manna Wong3,03825.13Christina Liu1,76014.56Rocco Achampong9688.01Tony Luk8487.02Roland Lin5344.42Jimmy Dagher2241.85Serge Khatchadourian2241.85Lily Fang1731.43David Cheng1481.22Paul Maguire1351.12Varun Sriskanda1140.94Renee Jagdeo1080.89Yong Wu1080.89Corey David790.65Walayat Khan670.55Sharif Ahmed510.42Jonathan Fon420.35Kevin Haynes420.35Kevin Clarke380.31Colin Williams290.24Itohan Evbagharu260.22Anthony Internicola230.19Daniel Trayes170.14Michael Julihen140.12Jeff Vitale120.04Rigaud Bastien50.04
See also
Politics of Toronto
References
External links Personal website