# Terry Sheehan

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. He was re-elected in the 2019 federal election. 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.
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.
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.
Sheehan was re-elected to the 44th Parliament of Canada in the 2021 federal election.

## Political career

Sheehan won re-election in 2021 by a margin of only 247 votes, a result so close it was not certain until two days after election day, following the count of the riding's mail-in ballots.
In the wake of the resignation of Justin Trudeau, Sheehan said he would not seek the leadership of the Liberal Party.

## Electoral record
### Federal

vte2021 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,179 | 100.00 | – | $105,047.67 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 281 | 0.00 | -0.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,460 | 61.19 | -2.25 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 66,121 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.16 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,700 | 99.20 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 337 | 0.80 | +0.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,037 | 63.05 | -5.24 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 66,668 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.37 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,757 | 100.0 | | $198,539.65 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 200 | 0.45 | –0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,957 | 69.16 | +4.97 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 63,555 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +17.15 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||