Terry Sheehan

Terry Sheehan MP (born 1970) is a Canadian politician who 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] he was re-elected in 2019^[3] and 2021, and 2025 as well. 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.^[2]

Terry Sheehan MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Economic Development and Official Languages (FedNor)
In office December 12, 2019 – August 15, 2021
Minister	Melanie Joly
Preceded by	Position established
Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma Sault Ste. Marie (2015–2025)
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Bryan Hayes
Sault Ste. Marie City Councillor
In office December 1, 2003 – October 26, 2015
Preceded by	Brady Irwin
Succeeded by	Sandra Hollingsworth
Constituency	Ward 2
Personal details
Born	1970 (age 54–55)
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario[1]
Website	https://tsheehan.liberal.ca/

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 45th Parliament of Canada in the 2025 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.^[6]

In the wake of the resignation of Justin Trudeau, Sheehan said he would not seek the leadership of the Liberal Party.^[7]

He won reelection in 2025 for the newly redistributed riding of Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma in the 2025 Canadian federal election.^[8]

Electoral record

Federal

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Terry Sheehan	30,271	47.33	+14.97
	Conservative	Hugh Stevenson	28,648	44.79	+9.20
	New Democratic	Laura Mayer	4,215	6.59	–19.30
	Green	Robyn Kiki Eshkibok	531	0.83	+0.20
	Christian Heritage	James Collins	297	0.46	N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			63,962	66.49
Eligible voters			96,195
	Liberal notional gain from Conservative		Swing		+2.89
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

v t e 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[11]

v t e 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[12][13]

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[14][15]