Politics
He was unsuccessful in his first attempt to be elected mayor of Etobicoke in 1969, but succeeded in 1972. He was mayor of Etobicoke from 1972 until 1984 when he succeeded Paul Godfrey as Metro Chairman. He held that position until 1988. In 1988, Alan Tonks contested Flynn's position and defeated him in a vote held by Metro Council to become Metro Chairman. In the 1988 municipal election, he ran successfully for Metro Council in the ward of Kingsway-Humber ward. Flynn remained as Metro Councillor until 1997. He ran for a seat on the newly-amalgamated Toronto City Council in 1997, but finished third behind Gloria Lindsay Luby and Mario Giansante.
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