Danny Breen

Danny Breen (born c. 1962) is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in the 2017 municipal election on September 26, 2017.[1]

His Worship Danny Breen
Breen in 2017
Mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Incumbent
Assumed office October 10, 2017
Preceded by	Dennis O'Keefe
Personal details
Born	1962 (age 58–59) St. John's, NL
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Progressive Conservative

Prior to his election to the mayoralty, Breen represented Ward 1 on St. John's City Council from 2009 until 2017.[2] He ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a 2014 by-election in the electoral district of Virginia Waters,[3] but was defeated by Liberal Cathy Bennett.[4]

Breen is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland with a Bachelor of Arts degree (Political Science).

Electoral history

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By-election April 9, 2014 On the resignation of Kathy Dunderdale, February 28, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cathy Bennett	1932	39.88	+30.33
	Progressive Conservative	Danny Breen	1892	39.05	-20.99
	NDP	Sheilagh O'Leary	1021	21.07	-9.35
Total valid votes			4,895
Rejected
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+25.66

2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections: Mayor of St. John's
Candidate	Vote	%
Danny Breen	20,261	53.19
Andy Wells	12,604	33.09
Renee Sharpe	5,225	13.72

References

1. "Danny Breen elected mayor of St. John's". The Telegram. September 26, 2017. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
2. "Breen takes mayor's seat in St. John's, new faces voted in as councillors". CBC News. September 26, 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
3. "Danny Breen jumps in Virginia Waters race". CBC News. March 14, 2014. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
4. "Liberal Cathy Bennett wins Virginia Waters byelection". CBC News. April 9, 2014. Retrieved 2017-09-27.