Pat Finnigan
Pat Finnigan | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food | |
| Assumed office February 3, 2016 | |
| Minister | Lawrence MacAulay |
| Preceded by | Bev Shipley |
| Member of Parliament for Miramichi-Grand Lake | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Tilly O'Neill-Gordon |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Lise |
| Residence | Rogersville, New Brunswick[1] |
| Alma mater | Nova Scotia Agricultural College |
| Profession | Businessman |
Patrick Finnigan MP 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.[2]
He currently chairs the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Electoral record
| 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[3][4] | ||||||||
References
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/miramichi-grand-lake-riding-profile-1.3272176
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-election-results-1.3278843
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Miramichi—Grand Lake, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates