Terry Sheehan MP (born 1970) is a Canadian politician presently serves as the Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie in the House of Commons of Canada, first elected in the 2015 federal election.[2] He was re-elected in the 2019 federal election.[3] Prior to his parliamentary service, Sheehan served on the Sault Ste. Marie City Council from 2003 to 2015, representing Ward 2, after two terms as a Trustee on the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board.[2]
Terry Sheehan | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary for Economic Development and Official Languages (FedNor) | |
| In office December 12, 2019 – August 15, 2021 | |
| Minister | Melanie Joly |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bryan Hayes |
| Sault Ste. Marie City Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2003 – October 26, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Brady Irwin |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Hollingsworth |
| Constituency | Ward 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario[1] |
| Website | https://tsheehan.liberal.ca/ |
In the 42nd Parliament, Sheehan was a member of the International Trade Committee and the Industry, Science, and Technology Committee, in addition to serving as co-chair of the Canada-Japan Interparliamentary Group, Chair of the Northern Ontario Liberal Caucus, member of the All-Party Steel Caucus and a member of the Executive Committees of the Canada-Ireland and Canada-Italy Interparliamentary Groups.[4]
In the 43rd Parliament, Sheehan was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, with responsibility for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.[5]
Sheehan was re-elected to the 44th Parliament of Canada in the 2021 federal election.
Electoral record
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edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Sault Ste. Marie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Terry Sheehan | 15,231 | 37.89 | -1.16 | $73,397.78 | |||
| Conservative | Sonny Spina | 14,984 | 37.27 | +5.12 | $87,131.34 | |||
| New Democratic | Marie Morin-Strom | 8,041 | 20.01 | -2.67 | $27,710.93 | |||
| People's | Kasper Makowski | 1,923 | 4.83 | +3.05 | $3,910.72 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,179 | 100.00 | – | $105,047.67 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 281 | 0.00 | -0.80 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,460 | 61.19 | -2.25 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 66,121 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.16 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Sault Ste. Marie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Terry Sheehan | 16,284 | 39.05 | -5.70 | $77,577.01 | |||
| Conservative | Sonny Spina | 13,407 | 32.15 | +1.04 | $63,685.77 | |||
| New Democratic | Sara McCleary | 9,459 | 22.68 | +0.87 | $23,511.40 | |||
| Green | Geo McLean | 1,809 | 4.34 | +2.20 | $1,428.49 | |||
| People's | Amy Zuccato | 741 | 1.78 | new | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,700 | 99.20 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 337 | 0.80 | +0.35 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,037 | 63.05 | -5.24 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 66,668 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Terry Sheehan | 19,582 | 44.75 | +25.02 | $59,074.57 | |||
| Conservative | Bryan Hayes | 13,615 | 31.12 | –9.28 | $114,243.06 | |||
| New Democratic | Skip Morrison | 9,543 | 21.81 | –15.63 | $63,747.71 | |||
| Green | Kara Flannigan | 934 | 2.13 | +0.04 | $127.42 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Mike Taffarel | 83 | 0.19 | +0.10 | - | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,757 | 100.0 | $198,539.65 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 200 | 0.45 | –0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,957 | 69.16 | +4.97 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 63,555 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.15 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "Sheehan wins in Sault". Sault Star, October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Canada election results: Sault Ste. Marie". Global News. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "Terry Sheehan - Roles - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ "Sheehan appointed FedNor Parliamentary Secretary". SooToday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Sault Ste. Marie (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Financial Reports: Candidate's Electoral Campaign Return". Elections Canada. 2 May 2016.
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