Joseph John Comartin (born December 26, 1947) is a

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lawyer and

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. Comartin joined the

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in 1969 and represented the party in the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 to 2015. He is currently consul general of Canada in

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Life and career

Comartin was born in

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. A civil litigation lawyer based in

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, Comartin enjoyed strong support from local union members when he ran for a seat in the House of Commons, but narrowly lost in the 1997 general election and in a 1999

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. He won the seat in the 2000 election, becoming the first federal NDP candidate to win a seat in Ontario in ten years ( Mike Breaugh of

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had been the last to win in a 1990

). He was re-elected in

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, 2006,

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, and 2011. Comartin stood as a candidate in the leadership of the NDP in 2003, and finished fourth. He was the Opposition House Leader from October 18, 2011 to April 19, 2012. On September 17, 2012, due to the resignation of Denise Savoie, Comartin was chosen to become Deputy Speaker. In July 2014, Comartin announced that he was not running for another term in the 2015 election."Comartin calls it a career; New Democrat to retire after 14 year as Windsor-Tecumseh MP". ''

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'', July 3, 2014.

Electoral record

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References

External links

Official siteHow'd They Vote?: Joe Comartin's voting history and quotes
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Comartin, Joe 1947 births Lawyers in Ontario Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario New Democratic Party MPs People from Essex County, Ontario Politicians from Windsor, Ontario University of Windsor alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians