Toronto City Councillor for Ward 41 Scarborough-Rouge River
In office 2000–2005
Preceded by
New riding
Succeeded by
Paul Ainslie (interim) Chin Lee
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 18 - Scarborough Malvern
In office 1998–2000
Preceded by
New riding
Succeeded by
Riding abolished
Scarborough City Councillor for Ward 13
In office 1988–1997
Preceded by
Bob Sanders
Succeeded by
Riding abolished
Personal details
Born
1952 (age 71–72) Trinidad and Tobago
Political party
Liberal
Spouse
Tahay Balkissoon
Children
3
Residence(s)
Toronto, Ontario
Portfolio
Deputy Speaker (2011-2016)
Bas Balkissoon (born c. 1952) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2005 to 2016 who represented the riding of Scarborough—Rouge River. From 1988 to 1997 he was a municipal councillor in Scarborough and from 1998 to 2005 he was a councillor in the amalgamated city of Toronto.
BasBalkissoon (born c. 1952) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2005 to 2016...
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votes (0.4% of the total), placing last in a field of seven candidates. BasBalkissoon won the riding for the Liberal Party. Joined the Reform Party of Canada...
Saturday Today co-anchor, and daughter-in-law of the Canadian politician BasBalkissoon. To one reporter's emailed question about her divorce, she replied,...
41 - Scarborough—Rouge River. He replaced former councillor and MPP BasBalkissoon. Lee is also a member of the Scarborough Community Council. Lee is one...
Rampersad Ato Boldon, Olympic sprinter Attila the Hun, calypsonian BasBalkissoon Basdeo Panday, former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Bhadase...
Ontario provincial by-election, September 1, 2016 Resignation of BasBalkissoon Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Raymond Cho 9,693 38...
after an investigation by Toronto city councillors David Miller and BasBalkissoon. In February, 2002, the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry was established...
MPP In office 1999–2005 Preceded by Riding established Succeeded by BasBalkissoon Constituency Scarborough—Rouge River In office 1985–1999 Preceded by...
Ontario. Archived from the original on 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2016-07-30. "BasBalkissoon". Biographical Directory of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Legislative...
forward as new MPP". Toronto Star. Monsebraaten, Laurie (October 6, 2011). "Balkissoon rolls to win". Toronto Star. Regg Cohn, Martin (April 14, 2012). "Cohn:...
BasBalkissoon 16,095 (38.71%) Raymond Cho 11,500 (27.66%) Neethan Shan 13,019 (31.31%) George B. Singh 571 (1.37%) Amir Khan (NOTA) 398 (0.96%) Bas Balkissoon...
appointed Ainslie to fill the vacancy in Ward 41 that was created when BasBalkissoon was elected in a provincial by-election in the riding of Scarborough—Rouge...
Audit Committee In office June 27, 2005 – August 21, 2013 Preceded by BasBalkissoon Succeeded by To Be Determined Personal details Born Douglas Charles...
Scarborough—Rouge River seat; the seat was previously held by Liberal BasBalkissoon until he resigned on March 22, 2016. However, her bid for the Liberal...
producer Serena Ryder, singer-songwriter David Rudder, calypsonian BasBalkissoon, MPP for Scarborough—Rouge River Bernadette Clement, Mayor of Cornwall...
called for Scarborough—Rouge River for November 24. November 24, 2005 - BasBalkissoon wins in the Scarborough–Rouge River by-election, holding the seat for...
MPP for Whitby-Oshawa in a by-election. March 23, 2016: Liberal MPP BasBalkissoon (Scarborough—Rouge River) resigns his seat. June 30, 2016: Liberal MPP...
(Scarborough-Rouge River) where he won 25.4% of the vote losing to BasBalkissoon in a two-person contest. He ran in the same ward in 2006 and received...
resigned February 1, 2005 Scarborough—Rouge River November 24, 2005 BasBalkissoon 9,347 Cynthia Lai 4,032 Sheila White 2,425 Steven Toman 167 Alan Mercer...
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