Canadian politician
Terry Sheehan MP 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] 2019 federal election .[ 3] 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]
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
Federal
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]
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