Pat Finnigan

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Pat Finnigan
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Member of Parliament
for Miramichi—Grand Lake
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byTilly O'Neill-Gordon
Succeeded byJake Stewart
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food
In office
February 3, 2016 – September 20, 2021
MinisterLawrence MacAulay
Marie-Claude Bibeau
Preceded byBev Shipley
Personal details
Born1955 (age 66–67)[1]
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Lise
ResidenceRogersville, New Brunswick[2]
Alma materNova Scotia Agricultural College
ProfessionBusinessman

Patrick Finnigan (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 chaired the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.

He did not run for reelection in the 2021 Canadian federal election.

Electoral record[]

2019 Canadian federal election: Miramichi—Grand Lake
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pat Finnigan 12,722 36.77 -10.54 $60,001.00
Conservative Peggy McLean 12,352 35.70 +1.39 $77,010.45
Green Patty Deitch 3,914 11.31 +8.29 $1,989.98
New Democratic Eileen Clancy Teslenko 2,875 8.31 -7.06 $949.65
People's Ron Nowlan 1,179 3.41 - none listed
Independent Allison MacKenzie 1,160 3.35 - $13,665.83
Independent Mathew Grant Lawson 396 1.14 - $444.70
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[bare URL]
  3. ^ "Saint John-Rothesay elects Liberal candidate Wayne Long | CBC News".
  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

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