Mike Sullivan (Canadian politician)
| Mike Sullivan | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for York South—Weston |
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In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Tonks |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Hussen |
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November 9, 1952 Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | union representative |
Michael D. "Mike" Sullivan (born November 9, 1952) is a former Canadian politician. He was a New Democratic member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2011 to 2015 who was elected to represent the Toronto riding of York South—Weston.
Sullivan was born in Detroit, Michigan but grew up in Windsor, Ontario. 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.
Sullivan ran as the NDP’s candidate 2008 federal election. He was defeated by Liberal incumbent Alan Tonks by 6,430 votes. In 2011 he tried again, this time defeating Tonks by 2,580 votes.
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.
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