Sean Casey (Canadian politician)
Sean Casey | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2015 | |
| Minister | Jody Wilson-Raybould |
| Preceded by | Bob Dechert Robert Goguen |
| Member of Parliament for Charlottetown | |
| Assumed office May 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Shawn Murphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16, 1963 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Kathleen Casey |
| Residence(s) | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Alma mater | St. Francis Xavier University Dalhousie University |
| Profession | Attorney |
Sean J. Casey, MP, (born May 16, 1963) is a Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island, Canada. Casey was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 federal election as the Liberal Member of Parliament from the riding of Charlottetown. Casey previously served as the president of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party, and is married to Kathleen Casey, a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.
Early career
Casey was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and educated at St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie Law School. He joined the firm Stewart McKelvey in 1989 (which also included Shawn Murphy, the man he would subsequently replace as MP for Charlottetown), and was made a partner in 1993. From 2003 to 2008 he was president of the Paderno Group of Companies, before returning to Stewart McKelvey as the firm's managing partner, until his resignation to run for office in 2011. From 2009 to 2010, he served as the president of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce. He was also active as a volunteer in both soccer and minor hockey.[1]
Politics
Casey's first prominent role in politics came when he served as President of the PEI Liberal Party from 2003 to 2007.[2] He did not reoffer as President after completing his term in 2007, after the party's victory in the 2007 election, stating that with their forming the government after nearly eleven years in opposition, he had accomplished what he had set out to. That same election saw his wife Kathleen elected as an MLA for Charlottetown-Lewis Point, and she subsequently became Speaker of the Legislature.[3]
When four-term incumbent Shawn Murphy announced his intention not to run in the next election, Casey announced his candidacy.[4] He was unopposed for the nomination, and won the general election with nearly 40% of the vote.[5] Casey was one of only two new Liberal MPs elected in the 2011 election (the other being Ted Hsu in Kingston and the Islands).[6]
Casey served as the Liberal Party's Justice critic during the 41st Parliament.[7] He was reelected to a second term in the 2015 election.
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sean Casey | 11,910 | 56.27 | +16.79 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Joe Byrne | 4,897 | 23.14 | –1.94 | – | |||
| Conservative | Ron MacMillan | 3,136 | 14.82 | –17.89 | – | |||
| Green | Becka Viau | 1,222 | 5.77 | +3.51 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 21,165 | 100.0 | $168,485.89 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 99 | 0.47 | –0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,264 | 76.24 | +6.14 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 27,891 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +9.36 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sean Casey | 7,292 | 39.48 | -10.58 | $61,465.09 | |||
| Conservative | Donna Profit | 6,040 | 32.71 | +0.60 | $48,556.35 | |||
| New Democratic | Joe Byrne | 4,632 | 25.08 | +12.77 | $45,026.11 | |||
| Green | Eliza Knockwood | 417 | 2.26 | -2.57 | $2,301.92 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 87 | 0.47 | -0.23 | $3,159.86 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 18,468 | 100.0 | – | $69,664.10 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 113 | 0.61 | -0.16 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,581 | 70.10 | +3.96 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 26,507 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.59 | ||||||
| Sources:[10][11] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Sean Casey Biography". Liberal Party of Canada. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ Thibodeau, Wayne (24 February 2011). "Casey's name goes on ballot for Liberals in Charlottetown". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ Thibodeau, Wayne (6 July 2007). "Casey part of P.E.I. tradition". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ Thibodeau, Wayne. "Casey to do battle in Charlottetown". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Official Voting Results/Forty First General Election 2011 - Charlottetown". Elections Canada. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ Ibbitson, John. "Physicist, financial consultant, green advocate, father – and new Liberal MP". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Sean Casey Biography". Liberal Party of Canada. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Charlottetown (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
- ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election