George Darouze

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2025 Ontario general election: Carleton
George Darouze
MPP
George Darouze 2025.jpg
Darouze in 2025
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Carleton
Assumed office
February 27, 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative George Darouze 26,15849.61+1.46
Liberal Brandon Bay20,33538.57+11.68
New Democratic Sherin Faili3,7637.14–8.53
Green Mystic Plaunt9561.81–3.67
New Blue Rob Stocki6991.33–0.91
Ontario Party Myles Dear3460.66–0.41
Libertarian Bruce Anthony Faulkner2630.50N/A
Independent Brian Hull2020.38N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit52,72299.53–0.13
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots2510.47+0.13
Turnout52,97347.67–1.12
Eligible voters111,130
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –5.11
Source: Elections Ontario [39]

Municipal

After eight months of campaigning and knocking on over 9,000 doors, [40] Darouze was elected as a first time councillor in the 2014 municipal election for Osgoode Ward. He won with 1,783 votes and 21.06% in a crowded race. [41]

Darouze was re-elected in the 2018 municipal election as the councillor for Osgoode Ward. According to Horizon Ottawa, Darouze received $20,100 in campaign contributions from individuals connected to the real estate development industry, totaling 78% of contributions. Almost half of elected councillors also received the majority of their campaign contributions from such individuals. [42]

2014 Ottawa municipal election: Osgoode Ward
CandidateVote%
   George Darouze1,78321.06
   George Wright1,30915.46
   Jean Johnston-McKitterick1,15813.68
   Liam Maguire1,14613.54
   Tom Dawson1,09712.96
   Davis Jermacans1,06412.57
   Mark Scharfe3273.86
   Kim Sheldrick2933.46
   Bob Masaro2152.54
   Paul St. Jean450.53
   Allen Scantland280.33
2018 Ottawa municipal election: Osgoode Ward
CandidateVote%
   George Darouze (X)4,65354.86
   Jay Tysick2,69431.76
   Mark Scharfe6037.11
   Kim Sheldrick5045.94
   Auguste Banfalvi280.33
2022 Ottawa municipal election: Osgoode Ward
CandidateVote%
George Darouze4,35340.81
Doug Thompson 4,11538.58
Dan O'Brien1,54114.45
Bob Masaro4324.05
Bruce Anthony Faulkner2262.12

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