Pat Finnigan
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 6869)[1]
Political partyLiberal
SpouseLise
ResidenceNouvelle-Arcadie, 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 Nouvelle-Arcadie, 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
LiberalPat Finnigan12,72236.77-10.54$60,001.00
ConservativePeggy McLean12,35235.70+1.39$77,010.45
GreenPatty Deitch3,91411.31+8.29$1,989.98
New DemocraticEileen Clancy Teslenko2,8758.31-7.06$949.65
People'sRon Nowlan1,1793.41-none listed
IndependentAllison MacKenzie1,1603.35-$13,665.83
IndependentMathew Grant Lawson3961.14-$444.70
Total valid votes/expense limit 34,598100.00 
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
LiberalPat Finnigan17,20247.3+25.93
ConservativeTilly O'Neill-Gordon12,47634.3-18.89
New DemocraticPatrick Colford5,58815.4-7.46
GreenMatthew Ian Clark1,0983.0+0.54
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,364100.0   $201,429.03
Total rejected ballots 256
Turnout 36,62076%
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. "Battle for Miramichi-Grand Lake focusing on jobs". CBC News. October 17, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. "Saint John-Rothesay elects Liberal candidate Wayne Long | CBC News".
  4. "Miramichi–Grand Lake | Liberal Party of Canada". liberal.ca. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  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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