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'''Michael James Breaugh''' (born [[September 13]] [[1942]]) is a former [[Canadian]] politician. A teacher by training he was a member of the executive of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association when he was first elected to the [[Ontario legislature]] in the [[1975 Ontario election]] as the [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] [[MPP]] for [[Oshawa, Ontario]].
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Michael Breaugh
| image =
| caption =
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Oshawa (federal electoral district)|Oshawa]]
| term_start1 = 1990
| term_end1 = 1993
| predecessor1 = [[Ed Broadbent]]
| successor1 = [[Ivan Grose]]
| office2 = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|MPP]]
| term_start2 = 1975
| term_end2 = 1990
| predecessor2 = [[Charles McIlveen (Ontario politician)|Charles McIlveen]]
| successor2 = [[Allan Pilkey]]
| constituency2 = [[Oshawa (provincial electoral district)|Oshawa]]
| party = [[New Democratic Party|New Democrat]]<br />[[Ontario New Democratic Party|Ontario New Democrat]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|9|13}}
| birth_place = [[Kingston, Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|11|22|1942|9|13}}
| death_place = [[Oshawa, Ontario]], Canada
| residence =
| spouse = Andrea Todkill<ref name=dignityobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/courtice-on/michael-breaugh-8939476 |title=Michael James Breaugh Obituary - Courtice, ON |publisher=Dignitymemorial.com |date= |accessdate=2019-11-26}}</ref>
| children = 2<ref name=dignityobit/>
| occupation = Teacher
}}
'''Michael James Breaugh''' (September 13, 1942 – November 22, 2019) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician. He served in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1975 to 1990, and in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from a [[1990 Oshawa federal by-election|1990 by-election]] until 1993.


==Background==
When [[Stephen Lewis]] stepped down as Ontario NDP leader, Breaugh ran to succeed him but placed third and last in the [[1978]] [[Ontario CCF/NDP Leadership Conventions|NDP leadership convention]].
Breaugh was one of four sons of Thomas Breaugh and Marion Rush; his brothers were Harold, Patrick, and Tom.<ref name=dignityobit/> He was educated at [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]] Teachers' College, [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]], and the [[University of Toronto]]. A teacher by training, he served as an executive of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association.


==Politics==
In the late 1980s he often clashed with then Ontario NDP leader [[Bob Rae]] criticising his leadership. In [[1990]], Breaugh decided to leave [[Queen's Park (Toronto)|Queen's Park]] and ran for a seat in the [[Canadian House of Commons]] in a [[by-election]] called in Oshawa to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former federal NDP leader [[Ed Broadbent]].
He was first elected to public office in the [[1975 Ontario general election|1975 Ontario election]].<ref name="1975 results">{{cite news |title=Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 19, 1975 |page=C12}}</ref> A [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democrat]], he won an easy victory in the working-class riding of [[Oshawa (provincial electoral district)|Oshawa]], while the NDP became the principal legislative opposition to the long-established [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] government. He was re-elected in the [[1977 Ontario general election|1977 election]].<ref name="1977 results">{{cite news |title=Ontario provincial election results riding by riding |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=June 10, 1977 |page=D9}}</ref>


The NDP had seemed poised for an electoral breakthrough in 1977, but instead fell from second to third-place status in the legislature. When [[Stephen Lewis]] stepped down as Ontario NDP leader in 1978, Breaugh ran to succeed him. He received 499 votes at the [[Ontario CCF/NDP leadership elections#Ontario NDP leadership convention, 1978|1978 NDP leadership convention]], finishing a strong third in a field of three candidates. Most of his supporters went to [[Michael Cassidy (Canadian politician)|Michael Cassidy]] rather than presumed frontrunner [[Ian Deans]] on the second ballot, giving Cassidy a narrow victory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Late-peaking momentum overcomes Deans Cassidy succeeds Lewis as Ontario NDP leader |last=Johnson |first=Arthur |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=February 6, 1978 |page=P1}}</ref>
Breaugh won the by-election, which was held a month before the [[1990 Ontario election]] that brought Rae's NDP to power.


Breaugh was re-elected in the [[1981 Ontario general election|1981 election]], though by a narrower margin than before.<ref name="1981 Election Results">{{cite news|author=Canadian Press |title=Winds of change, sea of security |newspaper=The Windsor Star |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1444%2C1388326 |date=1981-03-20 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=22 |accessdate=2014-04-01}}</ref>
He was defeated in the [[1993 Canadian election]] that reduced the NDP to nine seats.


Breaugh had a poor relationship with [[Bob Rae]], who succeeded Cassidy as party leader in 1982. The NDP experienced a modest recovery under Rae in the [[1985 Ontario general election|1985 provincial election]], and Breaugh was again re-elected by a significant margin in Oshawa.<ref name="1985 results">{{cite news |title=Results of vote in Ontario election |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=May 3, 1985 |page=13}}</ref> In the [[1987 Ontario general election|1987 election]], he defeated [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate Cathy O'Flynn by the reduced margin of 2,916 votes as the Liberals won a landslide provincial majority.<ref name="1987 results">{{cite news |title=Results from individual ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 11, 1987 |page=F2}}</ref>
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Breaugh often clashed with Rae in the 1980s, criticising his leadership. In 1990, he left [[Queen's Park (Toronto)|Queen's Park]] and ran for a seat in the [[House of Commons of Canada]], in a [[1990 Oshawa federal by-election|by-election]] called in the [[Oshawa (federal electoral district)|federal Oshawa]] riding to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of former [[New Democratic Party|federal NDP]] leader [[Ed Broadbent]]. Breaugh again defeated O'Flynn, now running for the [[Liberal Party of Canada]], to win the [[1990 Oshawa federal by-election|by-election]], which was held on August 13, a month before the [[1990 Ontario general election|1990 Ontario election]] that brought Rae's NDP to power.<ref>{{cite news |title=NDP easily retains Ed Broadbent's seat |first=Mike |last=Trickey |newspaper=Edmonton Journal |date=August 14, 1990 |page=A3}}</ref>
[[Category:Ontario politicians|Breaugh, Michael]]

Rae's government was largely responsible for Breaugh's defeat at the polls in 1993. The provincial NDP had by this time lost much of its support from organized labour, through austerity legislation known as the ''[[Social Contract (Ontario)|Social Contract]]''. This had a detrimental effect on the federal NDP, which lost all ten of its Ontario seats in the [[1993 Canadian federal election|1993 federal election]]. 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.<ref name="1993 results">{{cite news |title=Results may be more complete than as published Riding-by-riding results from across Canada Ontario Algoma |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=October 26, 1993 |page=B10}}</ref>

He supported [[Howard Hampton]] as leader of the Ontario NDP in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Workers need voice on pensions, MPP says |last=Lee |first=Prokaska |newspaper=The Spectator |location=Hamilton, Ont |date=June 21, 1996 |page=A9}}</ref>

Breaugh died on November 22, 2019.<ref name=dignityobit/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/123024 |title=Longtime Oshawa MP and MPP Michael Breaugh dead at 78 |publisher=Durham Radio News |date= |accessdate=2019-11-26}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Ontario MPP biography|id=michael-james-breaugh}}
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=8940}}

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Latest revision as of 22:18, 24 September 2024

Michael Breaugh
Member of Parliament for Oshawa
In office
1990–1993
Preceded byEd Broadbent
Succeeded byIvan Grose
MPP
In office
1975–1990
Preceded byCharles McIlveen
Succeeded byAllan Pilkey
ConstituencyOshawa
Personal details
Born(1942-09-13)September 13, 1942
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 22, 2019(2019-11-22) (aged 77)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democrat
Ontario New Democrat
SpouseAndrea Todkill[1]
Children2[1]
OccupationTeacher

Michael James Breaugh (September 13, 1942 – November 22, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He 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.

Background

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Breaugh was one of four sons of Thomas Breaugh and Marion Rush; his brothers were Harold, Patrick, and Tom.[1] He was educated at Peterborough Teachers' College, Queen's University, and the University of Toronto. A teacher by training, he served as an executive of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association.

Politics

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He was first elected to public office in the 1975 Ontario election.[2] A New Democrat, he won an easy victory in the working-class riding of Oshawa, while the NDP became the principal legislative opposition to the long-established Progressive Conservative government. He was re-elected in the 1977 election.[3]

The NDP had seemed poised for an electoral breakthrough in 1977, but instead fell from second to third-place status in the legislature. When Stephen Lewis stepped down as Ontario NDP leader in 1978, Breaugh ran to succeed him. He received 499 votes at the 1978 NDP leadership convention, finishing a strong third in a field of three candidates. Most of his supporters went to Michael Cassidy rather than presumed frontrunner Ian Deans on the second ballot, giving Cassidy a narrow victory.[4]

Breaugh was re-elected in the 1981 election, though by a narrower margin than before.[5]

Breaugh had a poor relationship with Bob Rae, who succeeded Cassidy as party leader in 1982. The NDP experienced a modest recovery under Rae in the 1985 provincial election, and Breaugh was again re-elected by a significant margin in Oshawa.[6] In the 1987 election, he defeated Liberal candidate Cathy O'Flynn by the reduced margin of 2,916 votes as the Liberals won a landslide provincial majority.[7]

Breaugh often clashed with Rae in the 1980s, criticising his leadership. In 1990, he left Queen's Park and ran for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada, in a by-election called in the federal Oshawa riding to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of former federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent. 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.[8]

Rae's government was largely responsible for Breaugh's defeat at the polls in 1993. The provincial NDP had by this time lost much of its support from organized labour, through austerity legislation known as the Social Contract. This had a detrimental effect on the federal NDP, which lost all ten of its Ontario seats in the 1993 federal election. 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.[9]

He supported Howard Hampton as leader of the Ontario NDP in 1996.[10]

Breaugh died on November 22, 2019.[1][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Michael James Breaugh Obituary - Courtice, ON". Dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. ^ "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
  3. ^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
  4. ^ Johnson, Arthur (February 6, 1978). "Late-peaking momentum overcomes Deans Cassidy succeeds Lewis as Ontario NDP leader". The Globe and Mail. p. P1.
  5. ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  6. ^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
  7. ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
  8. ^ Trickey, Mike (August 14, 1990). "NDP easily retains Ed Broadbent's seat". Edmonton Journal. p. A3.
  9. ^ "Results may be more complete than as published Riding-by-riding results from across Canada Ontario Algoma". Toronto Star. October 26, 1993. p. B10.
  10. ^ Lee, Prokaska (June 21, 1996). "Workers need voice on pensions, MPP says". The Spectator. Hamilton, Ont. p. A9.
  11. ^ "Longtime Oshawa MP and MPP Michael Breaugh dead at 78". Durham Radio News. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
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