Michael Breaugh served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1990, and in the House of Commons of Canada from a 1990 by-election until 1993.
12 Facts About Michael Breaugh
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Michael Breaugh was educated at Peterborough Teachers' College, Queen's University, and the University of Toronto.
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Michael Breaugh was first elected to public office in the 1975 Ontario election.
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When Stephen Lewis stepped down as Ontario NDP leader in 1978, Michael Breaugh ran to succeed him.
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Michael Breaugh received 499 votes at the 1978 NDP leadership convention, finishing a strong third in a field of three candidates.
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Michael Breaugh was re-elected in the 1981 election, though by a narrower margin than before.
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Michael Breaugh had a poor relationship with Bob Rae, who succeeded Cassidy as party leader in 1982.
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The NDP experienced a modest recovery under Rae in the 1985 provincial election, and Michael Breaugh was again re-elected by a significant margin in Oshawa.
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Michael Breaugh often clashed with Rae in the 1980s, criticising his leadership.
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Michael Breaugh again defeated O'Flynn, now running for the Liberal Party of Canada, to win the by-election, which was held on August 13, a month before the 1990 Ontario election that brought Rae's NDP to power.
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Michael Breaugh was unseated being reduced to a fourth-place finish in Oshawa, where the local branch of the Canadian Auto Workers had previously disaffiliated from the NDP.
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Michael Breaugh supported Howard Hampton as leader of the Ontario NDP in 1996.