Summary
Michael Parsa (Persian: میکائیل پارسا) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario during the 2018 general election. He represents the riding of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, and is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[1][2][3]
Michael Parsa | |
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| Minister of Children, Community and Social Services | |
| Assumed office March 24, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Merrilee Fullerton |
| Associate Minister of Housing | |
| In office June 24, 2022 – March 24, 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Nina Tangri |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Constitutency established |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Valerie |
| Occupation | Small business owner |
Background edit
Parsa has a B.A. in organizational management. Prior to entering politics, he ran a family business which had been operating in the Greater Toronto Area since 1990. He served on the board of the Optimist Club and served as its president from 2005 to 2009.[4]
Political career edit
2015 Federal Election edit
Parsa ran in the 2015 Canadian federal election as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the Ontario riding of Richmond Hill and finished second to Liberal Majid Jowhari.[5]
Provincial parliament roles edit
Parsa was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario during the 2018 Ontario election in the riding of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill. He served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (Small Business) from June 29, 2018 to June 26, 2019 and has served as Parliamentary Assistant to the President of the Treasury Board from July 26, 2019 to June 24, 2022. Parsa has also been a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts since July 26, 2018.
Beginning after the 2022 Ontario general election, Parsa served as the Associate Minister for Municipal Affairs and Housing[6] until succeeding Merrilee Fullerton as Minister of Children, Community and Social Services.[7]
Personal life edit
Parsa has lived in Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill since 2002.[4]
Election results edit
| 2022 Ontario general election: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Parsa | 17,340 | 53.26 | −2.78 | ||||
| Liberal | Marjan Kasirlou | 10,000 | 30.71 | +9.12 | ||||
| New Democratic | Reza Pourzad | 2,501 | 7.68 | −10.35 | ||||
| Green | Kevin Zheng | 1,268 | 3.89 | +1.24 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Catherine Dellerba | 732 | 2.25 | |||||
| New Blue | Rosaria Wiseman | 649 | 1.99 | |||||
| Moderate | Igor Strelkov | 69 | 0.21 | +0.02 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 32,559 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 176 | |||||||
| Turnout | 32,735 | 38.19 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 85,219 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −5.95 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Parsa | 25,214 | 56.03 | +17.9 | ||||
| Liberal | Naheed Yaqubian | 9,718 | 21.60 | -24.6 | ||||
| New Democratic | Katrina Sale | 8,116 | 18.04 | +7.5 | ||||
| Green | Stephanie Nicole Duncan | 1,195 | 2.66 | -0.8 | ||||
| Libertarian | Serge Korovitsyn | 313 | 0.70 | - | ||||
| None of the Above | Santiago Amesh Desilva | 218 | 0.48 | - | ||||
| Moderate | Margarita Barsky | 86 | 0.19 | - | ||||
| Freedom | Janusz Butylkin | 71 | 0.16 | - | ||||
| Social Reform | Abu Alam | 67 | 0.15 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 44,998 | 99.02 | - | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 446 | 0.98 | ||||||
| Turnout | 45,444 | 56.84 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 79,950 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[8] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Richmond Hill | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Majid Jowhari | 23,032 | 46.90 | +11.28 | $92,372.40 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Parsa | 21,275 | 43.32 | -0.23 | $139,598.40 | |||
| New Democratic | Adam DeVita | 3,950 | 8.04 | -8.99 | $11,776.30 | |||
| Green | Gwendolyn Veenema | 856 | 1.74 | -2.05 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,113 | 100.0 | $215,221.97 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 253 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 49,366 | 61.39 | +5.43 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,402 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.76% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][9] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "PC Michael Parsa takes Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill". CTV News. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "PC Michael Parsa easily wins new Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill riding". YorkRegion.com. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "PC Michael Parsa takes Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill". Toronto Star. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "Home Bio". Michael Parsa.
- ^ a b Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Richmond Hill, September 30, 2015
- ^ "Michael Parsa | Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
- ^ "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates