Mike Bossio

Mike Bossio (born 1960 or 1961) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Hastings—Lennox and Addington in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election and served until his defeat in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2]

Mike Bossio
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hastings—Lennox and Addington
In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded by	Riding Established
Succeeded by	Derek Sloan
Personal details
Born	1960 or 1961 (age 60–61)[1] Madoc, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Irene
Alma mater	York University

Bossio earned a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy at York University. Since 1989, he has operated Boscan Consultants Inc., a consulting business that handles recruitment for telecommunications firms. From 1998 to 2000, he served as a councilor for Tyendinaga, Ontario. Other notable political involvement included leading a 15-year fight to oppose the creation of a large landfill in Tyendinaga.[3]

In the 2015 federal election, he defeated longtime Conservative incumbent Daryl Kramp in what was considered a major surprise of the evening.[4]

In the 42nd Canadian Parliament, Bossio sat on the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development committee.[5]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Derek Sloan	21,968	41.4	-0.5
	Liberal	Mike Bossio	19,721	37.1	-5.3
	New Democratic	David Tough	6,984	13.2	+0.5
	Green	Sari Watson	3,114	5.9	+3.0
	People's	Adam L. E. Gray	1,307	2.5
Total valid votes/Expense limit			53,094	100.0
Total rejected ballots			352
Turnout			53,446	66.7
Eligible voters			80,079
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

2015 Canadian federal election: Hastings—Lennox and Addington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Mike Bossio	21,104	42.4	+25.33	–
	Conservative	Daryl Kramp	20,879	41.9	-12.9	–
	New Democratic	Betty Bannon	6,348	12.7	-11.29	–
	Green	Cam Mather	1,466	2.9	0.53+	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			49,797	100.0		$213,176.42
Total rejected ballots			199	–	–
Turnout			49,996	–	–
Eligible voters			72,641
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

References

2. Miller, Tim (2015-10-20). "Kramp loses tight battle to Bossio". Belleville Intelligencer. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
3. Mike Bossio Biography, Liberal.ca.
4. Tim Miller, Kramp loses tight battle to Bossio, The Intelligencer, October 20, 2015.
5. McGregor, Janyce. "Meet the Commons committees of the 42nd Parliament". CBC News. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
8. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hastings—Lennox and Addington, 30 September 2015
9. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official Website