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Pat Finnigan
Member of Parliament
for Miramichi—Grand Lake
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byTilly O'Neill-Gordon
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food
Assumed office
February 3, 2016
MinisterLawrence MacAulay
Preceded byBev Shipley
Personal details
Born1955 (age 68–69)[1]
Political partyLiberal
SpouseLise
ResidenceRogersville, New Brunswick[2]
Alma materNova Scotia Agricultural College
ProfessionBusinessman

Patrick Finnigan MP (born 1955) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Miramichi—Grand Lake in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[3]

Finnigan and his wife started a bakery and garden centre in Rogersville, called Mr. Tomato. Finnigan holds a technical diploma in phytology.[4]

He currently chairs the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Miramichi—Grand Lake
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pat Finnigan 12,722 36.77 -10.54
Conservative Peggy McLean 12,352 35.70 +1.39
Green Patty Deitch 3,914 11.31 +8.29
New Democratic Eileen Clancy Teslenko 2,875 8.31 -7.06
People's Ron Nowlan 1,179 3.41 -
Independent Allison MacKenzie 1,160 3.35 -
Independent Mathew Grant Lawson 396 1.14 -
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,598 100.00  
Total rejected ballots 517
Turnout 35,115
Eligible voters 48,240
Liberal hold Swing -5.90|- Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pat Finnigan 17,202 47.3 +25.93
Conservative Tilly O'Neill-Gordon 12,476 34.3 -18.89
New Democratic Patrick Colford 5,588 15.4 -7.46
Green Matthew Ian Clark 1,098 3.0 +0.54
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,364 100.0     $201,429.03
Total rejected ballots 256
Turnout 36,620 76%
Eligible voters 48,158
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +21.63
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Delong, Nathan (November 9, 2018). "Liberal MP says he'll likely run again in 2019". Telegraph Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/miramichi-grand-lake-riding-profile-1.3272176
  3. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-election-results-1.3278843
  4. ^ https://patfinnigan.liberal.ca/
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Miramichi—Grand Lake, 30 September 2015
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates