Mike Sullivan (Canadian politician)

Michael D. Sullivan (born November 9, 1952) is a former Canadian politician. He was a New Democratic member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2011 to 2015 who was elected to represent the Toronto riding of York South—Weston.

Mike Sullivan
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for York South—Weston
In office
May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byAlan Tonks
Succeeded byAhmed Hussen
Personal details
Born
Michael D. Sullivan

(1952-11-09) November 9, 1952
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Political partyNew Democrat
ResidenceToronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
OccupationUnion representative

Background

Sullivan was born in Detroit, Michigan but grew up in Windsor, Ontario.[1] Sullivan graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1973. From February 1974 to November 1984, Sullivan worked for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) where he was radio master control operator. From 1984 until his election to the House of Commons in 2011, Sullivan was a national representative for the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET) and later the Communications Energy and Paperworkers (CEP) where he worked with CBC, Sun Media and Torstar newspapers.

Megan Leslie, Rathika Sitsabaiesan and Mike Sullivan at the New Democratic Party Caucus strategy session in Saskatoon.

Politics

Sullivan ran as the NDP's candidate 2008 federal election. He was defeated by Liberal incumbent Alan Tonks by 6,430 votes.[2] In 2011 he tried again, this time defeating Tonks by 2,580 votes.[3][4]

He served as the NDP's Deputy Critic for Housing and Disability Issues. In the 2015 election, Sullivan was defeated by Liberal candidate Ahmed Hussen by 7,622 votes.[5]

Electoral record
2015 Canadian federal election: York South—Weston
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalAhmed Hussen20,09346.0+13.2–
New DemocraticMike Sullivan13,28130.4-9.7–
ConservativeJames Robinson8,39919.2-5.1–
LibertarianStephen Lepone1,0412.4––
GreenJohn Johnson8922.0-0.8–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,706100.0   $203,157.28
Total rejected ballots 3620.82+0.02
Turnout 44,06862.63+9.53
Eligible voters 70,361
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +11.45
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticMike Sullivan14,12240.1+12.1–
LiberalAlan Tonks11,54232.8-13.8–
ConservativeJilian Saweczko8,55924.3+3.9–
GreenSonny Day9752.8-2.3–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,198 100.0
Total rejected ballots 288 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 35,486 53.10 +2.4
Eligible voters 66,807 ––
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +12.95
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalAlan Tonks16,07146.6-10.5$48,748
New DemocraticMike Sullivan9,64128.0+6.7$46,118
ConservativeAydin Cocelli7,02120.4+3.0$27,300
GreenAndre Papadimitriou1,7575.1+1.3$2,977
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,490 100.0$80,783
Total rejected ballots 241 0.7
Turnout 34,73150.7
Liberal hold Swing -8.6

References
  1. "Mike Sullivan official bio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  2. "Greater Toronto Area Results". The Toronto Star. October 15, 2008. p. U2.
  3. "Riding results from across Canada". Edmonton Journal. May 3, 2011. p. A6.
  4. "Election 2011: York South—Weston". The Globe and Mail. May 2, 2011.
  5. "Canada Votes". The Toronto Star. October 20, 2015. pp. GT13–GT15.
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for York South—Weston, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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