Karim Bardeesy

Karim Bardeesy
MP
Karim Bardeesy MP
Member of Parliament for ; Taiaiko'n—Parkdale—High Park
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; April 28, 2025
Preceded by	Arif Virani
Personal details
Political party	Liberal
Website	karimbardeesy.liberal.ca

Karim Bardeesy MP is a Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. He was elected Member of Parliament for Taiaiko'n—Parkdale—High Park in the 2025 Canadian federal election.^[1] He is a former journalist and policy advisor, and was executive director of The Dais, a Toronto Metropolitan University public policy think tank working on technology, education and democracy.^[2]^[3] Bardeesy previously served as Deputy Principal Secretary to the Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne.^[4]^[5]

Electoral record

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park
Preliminary results — Not yet official
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Karim Bardeesy	36,439	55.80	+13.01
	New Democratic	Bhutila Karpoche	15,002	22.97	–15.43
	Conservative	Wladyslaw Lizon	12,667	19.40	+6.07
	Green	Anna Gorka	686	1.05	–0.84
	Animal Protection	Edward Fraser	182	0.28	N/A
	Communist	Rimmy Riarh	137	0.21	N/A
	Marijuana	Terry Parker	96	0.15	N/A
	Marxist–Leninist	Lorne Gershuny	92	0.14	N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			65,301	70.97
Eligible voters			92,011
	Liberal notional hold		Swing		+14.22
Source: Elections Canada^[6]^[7]

v t e 2022 Ontario general election: Parkdale—High Park
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Bhutila Karpoche	23,024	53.97	−5.44	$114,469
	Liberal	Karim Bardeesy	9,547	22.38	+5.38	$118,634
	Progressive Conservative	Monika Frejlich	6,270	14.70	−3.31	$12,433
	Green	Patrick Macklem	2,587	6.06	+1.40	$2,663
	New Blue	Danielle Height	537	1.26		$0
	Ontario Party	Craig Peskett	349	0.82		$0
	Communist	Gunes Agduk	221	0.52	+0.27	$0
	People's Political Party	Oliver Roberts	129	0.30		$0
Total valid votes/expense limit			42,664	99.47	+0.33	$120,799
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			228	0.53	−0.33
Turnout			42,892	50.25	−12.18
Eligible voters			86,295
	New Democratic hold		Swing		−5.41
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

^ Team, Torstar Open Data (2025-04-29). "Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park live federal election results". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
^ "Karim Bardeesy". The Dais. 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
^ Rider, David (2025-04-27). "This NDP candidate may be the party's only chance to win a seat in Toronto". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2025-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Karim Bardeesy appointed distinguished visiting professor". Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). Retrieved 2025-04-30.
^ Bardeesy, Karim. "Linkedin Profile". Linkedin.
^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.