Kevin Flynn (politician)
Kevin Daniel Flynn (born c. 1955) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018 who represented the riding of Oakville. He served in the cabinet of the government of Kathleen Wynne.
Kevin Flynn | |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Oakville | |
| In office October 2, 2003 – June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Carr |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Crawford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kevin Daniel Flynn 1955 (age 65–66) Liverpool, England |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Janice |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
Background
Flynn was born in Liverpool, England. He immigrated to Canada with his family at the age of 12.[1] Prior to entering politics he was a small business owner and served as Chair of the Financial Department for the Royal Botanical Gardens.[2] He and his wife Janice live in Oakville, Ontario.[3]
Politics
Flynn ran for the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1985, as a New Democrat. He finished a distant third in Oakville, where the NDP has a limited base of support.[4] Later in the year, he was elected as an Oakville Town Councillor and a Halton Regional Councillor.[5]
He ran for election to the Legislative Assembly in the riding of Oakville, this time as a Liberal, in the provincial election of 1999. He was defeated by incumbent Progressive Conservative Gary Carr.[6]
Carr retired in 2003, and later joined the federal Liberal Party. In 2003, Flynn ran for the seat again and this time defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Kurt Franklin by about 3500 votes.[7] The Premier appointed Flynn as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Labour in 2004. Subsequently, Flynn served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, the Minister of the Environment, the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, and the Minister of Education.[8]
In the 2007 election, Flynn ran for re-election and increased his margin of victory to 7096 votes over the Progressive Conservative challenger, Rick Byers.[9]
Flynn has worked to ensure the protection of environmentally-sensitive land in his riding and his town, which is larger than his riding. In November 2004, he was applauded by the local media for his work in reserving 1286 acres (5 km²) of land in North Oakville as public greenspace. [10]
On November 18, 2010, Flynn was nominated as the Liberal party candidate in Oakville for the 2011 provincial election.[11] In the 2011 election, which saw the Liberals reduced to a minority government, Flynn increased his percentage of victory, although his margin of victory was reduced to 4580 votes over the Progressive Conservative challenger, Larry Scott.[12]
Following the election, Flynn unsuccessfully ran to become Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, losing to fellow Liberal Dave Levac, MPP for Brant.[13] In June 2013, he was named Chief Government Whip.[8]
He was re-elected in the 2014 election.[14]
On June 24, 2014, Premier Kathleen Wynne appointed him as Minister of Labour.[15]
On June 7, 2018, he was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Stephen Crawford in the 42nd Ontario general election.
Cabinet positions
| Ontario provincial government of Kathleen Wynne | ||
| Cabinet post (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Yasir Naqvi | Minister of Labour 2014–2018 |
Laurie Scott |
Electoral record
| 2018 Ontario general election: Oakville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stephen Crawford | 24,837 | 43.67 | +5.90 | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin Flynn | 20,327 | 35.74 | −13.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lesley Sprague | 9,424 | 16.57 | +8.63 | ||||
| Green | Emily De Sousa | 1,986 | 3.49 | −0.31 | ||||
| Libertarian | Spencer Oklobdzija | 297 | 0.52 | −0.27 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 56,871 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[16] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin Flynn | 24,729 | 49.43 | +1.34 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Larry Scott | 18,895 | 37.77 | -0.18 | ||||
| New Democratic | Che Marville | 3,973 | 7.94 | -2.30 | ||||
| Green | Andrew Chlobowski | 1,902 | 3.80 | +1.86 | ||||
| Libertarian | David Clement | 393 | 0.79 | |||||
| Freedom | Silvio Ursomarzo | 137 | 0.27 | +0.02 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 50,029 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.76 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[17] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin Flynn | 21,711 | 48.09 | +0.62 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Larry Scott | 17,131 | 37.95 | +3.08 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lesley Sprague | 4,625 | 10.24 | +3.59 | ||||
| Green | Andrew Chlobowski | 878 | 1.94 | -6.25 | ||||
| Independent | Mike Harris | 498 | 1.10 | |||||
| Family Coalition | Jonathan Banzuela | 188 | 0.42 | -0.17 | ||||
| Freedom | Steve Hunter | 115 | 0.25 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 45,146 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kevin Flynn | 23,757 | 49.71% | -0.10% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Byers | 16,666 | 34.87% | -7.31% | |
| Green | Marion Schaffer | 3,912 | 8.19% | ||
| New Democratic | Tony Crawford | 3,178 | 6.65% | +0.30% | |
| Family Coalition | Michael James Toteda | 281 | 0.59% | -1.08% | |
| Total valid votes | 47,794 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kevin Flynn | 22,428 | 49.81% | +17.06% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Kurt Franklin | 18,991 | 42.18% | -19.72% | |
| New Democratic | Anwar Abbas Naqvi | 2,858 | 6.35% | +2.63% | |
| Family Coalition | Theresa Tritt | 751 | 1.67% | +0.49% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Carr | 27,767 | 61.90% | ||
| Liberal | Kevin Flynn | 14,689 | 32.75% | ||
| New Democratic | Sean Cain | 1,667 | 3.72% | ||
| Family Coalition | Adrian Ratelle | 530 | 1.18% | ||
| Natural Law | Linda Antonichuk | 202 | 0.45% | ||
References
- Blackburn, Angela (November 30, 2005). "Oakville's cultural makeup is changing". Oakville Beaver. p. A1.
- Tait, Eleanor (November 28, 2003). "Halton salutes five councillors, 51 years of service". Hamilton Spectator. p. A6.
- "Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn gets to work as Minister of Labour". Oakville Beaver. June 24, 2014. p. 1.
- "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
- Steen, David (November 13, 1985). "Lawyer Perras, 35, replaces Barrett as Oakville mayor". Toronto Star. p. B8.
- "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- "Kevin Daniel Flynn, MPP". Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 10 (xix). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- Safieddine, Hicham (November 6, 2004). "Halton's green space grows; Province pledges to curb sprawl Environmentalists express caution". Toronto Star. p. B1.
- Kurek, Dominic (November 19, 2010). "Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn will run again for Liberals". Inside Halton.
- "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- Lea, David (November 21, 2011). "Kevin Flynn not speaker". Inside Halton. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- "General Election by District: Oakville". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014.
- Richard Brennan; Robert Benzie; Rob Ferguson (June 24, 2014). "Kathleen Wynne warns financial cupboard is bare". Toronto Star.
- "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- "General Election Results by District, 060 Oakville". Elections Ontario. 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
