Karim Bardeesy

Karim Bardeesy MP is a Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. He was elected the 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]

Karim Bardeesy MP
Parliamentary Secretary
Incumbent
Assumed office June 5, 2025
Constituency	Minister of Industry
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office April 28, 2025
Preceded by	Electoral district created
Constituency	Taiaiko'n—Parkdale—High Park
Personal details
Political party	Liberal
Website	karimbardeesy.liberal.ca

Electoral record

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Karim Bardeesy	36,439	55.80	+13.01
	New Democratic	Bhutila Karpoche	15,003	22.97	–15.43
	Conservative	Wladyslaw Lizon	12,662	19.40	+6.07
	Green	Anna Gorka	700	1.1	–0.84
	Animal Protection	Edward Fraser	184	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			65,313
Total rejected ballots			299
Turnout			65,612	71.30
Eligible voters			92,011
	Liberal notional hold		Swing		+14.22
Source: Elections Canada[6]

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.