Mike Abbey
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Mike Abbey (born May 25, 1960) is a government employee and politician in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. In the federal election of 2004, he was a candidate of the New Democratic Party in the southwestern Manitoba riding of Brandon—Souris.
Abbey is a father of two children and also co-owns a small buisness along with his wife.
Abbey has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandon University, majoring in history, and minoring in administrative studies. He also has diploma in business administration from Assiniboine Community College. He has worked for the province of Manitoba since 1986. He works in the Department of Education and Training.
Abbey is President of the Brandon Youth Soccer Association and a member of the Manitoba Heritage Grants Advisory Council. He is Past Chairperson of the Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation.
Abbey is a longtime supporter of the NDP, and has held numerous position on the provincial NDP riding association in Brandon East (which has continuously elected New Democrats to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 1969). His own campaign, however, was not successful. The federal NDP does not have a strong base in the region; he received 6,740 votes, or about 19% of the total cast.
Mike is now running for mayor of Brandon.
