Belinda Karahalios

Belinda Karahalios
Karahalios in July 2018
President of the New Blue Party of Ontario
Assumed office
October 12, 2020
LeaderJim Karahalios
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Cambridge
In office
June 7, 2018 – May 3, 2022
Preceded byKathryn McGarry
Succeeded byBrian Riddell
Personal details
BornMississauga, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Blue
Other political
affiliations
Progressive Conservative (2018–2020)
SpouseJim Karahalios
Children1
ResidenceCambridge, Ontario
Occupation
  • Politician
  • healthcare consultant
PortfolioParliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services (2018–2019), Parliamentary Assistant to the Solicitor General (2019–2020)
WebsiteParty profile

Belinda Carmen Karahalios is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Cambridge in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2018 to 2022.

Karahalios was originally elected in the 2018 provincial election as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC). She was ejected from the party caucus in July 2020 for voting against Bill 195, which would allow the provincial government to extend emergency powers for up to two years without consulting the legislature. She finished her term as a member of the New Blue Party of Ontario, which is led by her husband, Jim Karahalios.[1] Karahalios was unseated by the Progressive Conservative candidate in the 2022 Ontario general election.

  1. ^ Sharkie, Jackey (21 July 2020). "Cambridge MPP Belinda Karahalios booted from PC caucus after voting against COVID-19 emergency bill". CBC News. Retrieved 22 July 2020.