Kevin Flynn
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Kevin Daniel Flynn is a politician
in Oakville, Ontario
, Canada
. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
, representing the riding
of Oakville
for the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Flynn initially 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. Later in the year, he was elected as an Oakville Town Councillor and a Halton Regional Councillor, and would remain in these positions for 18 years until his election to the Legislative Assembly in 2003.
He developed a reputation for both fiscal conservatism and social responsibility while in municipal government where he served for 18 years as a Town and Regional Councillor.
Flynn has also served as Chair of the Financial Department for the Royal Botanical Gardens
, and owned and operated several small businesses.
He ran for election to the Legislative Assembly again, this time as a Liberal, in the provincial election of 1999
, this time finishing second to incumbent Progressive Conservative
Gary Carr
.
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 (and fellow Town and Regional Councillor) Kurt Franklin by about 3500 votes. The Premier first appointed Flynn as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour in 2004. Subsequently, Flynn served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Energy, the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. Flynn has most recently been appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education.
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. The NDP finished fourth for the first time that election, eclipsed by the Ontario Green Party candidate, Marion Schaffer.
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.
On November 18, 2010, Flynn was nominated as the Liberal party candidate in Oakville for the 2011 Provincial election
.
|-
|Kevin Flynn
|align="right"|23,757
|align="right"|49.71%
|align="right"|-0.10%
|-
|Rick Byers
|align="right"|16,666
|align="right"|34.87%
|align="right"|-7.31%
|-
|Marion Schaffer
|align="right"|3,912
|align="right"|8.19%
|align="right"|
|-
|Tony Crawford
|align="right"|3,178
|align="right"|6.65%
|align="right"|+0.30%
|-
|Michael James Toteda
|align="right"|281
|align="right"|0.59%
|align="right"| -1.08%
|-
|
|Total valid votes
|
|align="right"| 47,794
|align="right"|100.00%
|align="right"|
|}
|-
|Kevin Flynn
|align="right"|22,428
|align="right"|49.81%
|align="right"|+17.06%
|-
|Kurt Franklin
|align="right"|18,991
|align="right"|42.18%
|align="right"|-19.72%
|-
|Anwar Abbas Naqvi
|align="right"|2,858
|align="right"|6.35%
|align="right"|+2.63%
|-
|Theresa Tritt
|align="right"|751
|align="right"|1.67%
|align="right"|+0.49%
|}
|-
|Gary Carr
|align="right"|27,767
|align="right"|61.90%
|-
|Kevin Flynn
|align="right"|14,689
|align="right"|32.75%
|-
|Sean Cain
|align="right"|1,667
|align="right"|3.72%
|-
|Adrian Ratelle
|align="right"|530
|align="right"|1.18%
|-
|Linda Antonichuk
|align="right"|202
|align="right"|0.45%
|}
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
in Oakville, Ontario
Oakville, Ontario
Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
, representing the riding
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Oakville
Oakville (provincial electoral district)
Oakville is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.-Riding history:It was created in 1996 from parts of Halton and Oakville—Milton ridings....
for the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Flynn initially ran for the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1985
Ontario general election, 1985
The Ontario general election of 1985 was held on May 2, 1985, to elect members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada...
, as a New Democrat
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
. He finished a distant third in Oakville, where the NDP has a limited base of support. Later in the year, he was elected as an Oakville Town Councillor and a Halton Regional Councillor, and would remain in these positions for 18 years until his election to the Legislative Assembly in 2003.
He developed a reputation for both fiscal conservatism and social responsibility while in municipal government where he served for 18 years as a Town and Regional Councillor.
Flynn has also served as Chair of the Financial Department for the Royal Botanical Gardens
Royal Botanical Gardens, Ontario
Royal Botanical Gardens is headquartered in Burlington and also include lands in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the major tourist attractions between Niagara Falls and Toronto, as well as a significant local and regional horticultural, education, conservation and scientific resource...
, and owned and operated several small businesses.
He ran for election to the Legislative Assembly again, this time as a Liberal, in the provincial election of 1999
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, this time finishing second to incumbent Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
Gary Carr
Gary Carr
Gary Carr is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and served in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 2004 to early 2006...
.
Carr retired in 2003, and later joined the federal Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
. In 2003, Flynn ran for the seat again and this time defeated Progressive Conservative (and fellow Town and Regional Councillor) Kurt Franklin by about 3500 votes. The Premier first appointed Flynn as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour in 2004. Subsequently, Flynn served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Energy, the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. Flynn has most recently been appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education.
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. The NDP finished fourth for the first time that election, eclipsed by the Ontario Green Party candidate, Marion Schaffer.
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.
On November 18, 2010, Flynn was nominated as the Liberal party candidate in Oakville for the 2011 Provincial election
Ontario general election, 2011
The 40th Ontario general election was held on October 6, 2011 to elect members of the 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Ontario Liberal Party will form a minority government, with the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario serving as the Official Opposition and the Ontario New...
.
Electoral record
|-
|Kevin Flynn
|align="right"|23,757
|align="right"|49.71%
|align="right"|-0.10%
|-
|Rick Byers
|align="right"|16,666
|align="right"|34.87%
|align="right"|-7.31%
|-
|Marion Schaffer
|align="right"|3,912
|align="right"|8.19%
|align="right"|
|-
|Tony Crawford
|align="right"|3,178
|align="right"|6.65%
|align="right"|+0.30%
|-
|Michael James Toteda
|align="right"|281
|align="right"|0.59%
|align="right"| -1.08%
|-
|
|Total valid votes
|
|align="right"| 47,794
|align="right"|100.00%
|align="right"|
|}
|-
|Kevin Flynn
|align="right"|22,428
|align="right"|49.81%
|align="right"|+17.06%
|-
|Kurt Franklin
|align="right"|18,991
|align="right"|42.18%
|align="right"|-19.72%
|-
|Anwar Abbas Naqvi
|align="right"|2,858
|align="right"|6.35%
|align="right"|+2.63%
|-
|Theresa Tritt
|align="right"|751
|align="right"|1.67%
|align="right"|+0.49%
|}
|-
|Gary Carr
Gary Carr
Gary Carr is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and served in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 2004 to early 2006...
|align="right"|27,767
|align="right"|61.90%
|-
|Kevin Flynn
|align="right"|14,689
|align="right"|32.75%
|-
|Sean Cain
|align="right"|1,667
|align="right"|3.72%
|-
|Adrian Ratelle
|align="right"|530
|align="right"|1.18%
|-
|Linda Antonichuk
|align="right"|202
|align="right"|0.45%
|}