Pat Finnigan

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.^[4]

Pat Finnigan
Finnigan in 2019
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Kent North
Assuming office November 2, 2024[1]
Succeeding	Kevin Arseneau
Member of Parliament for Miramichi—Grand Lake
In office October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021
Preceded by	Tilly O'Neill-Gordon
Succeeded by	Jake Stewart
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food
In office February 3, 2016 – September 20, 2021
Minister	Lawrence MacAulay Marie-Claude Bibeau
Preceded by	Bev Shipley
Personal details
Born	1955 (age 69–70)[2]
Political party	New Brunswick Liberal Association
Other political affiliations	Liberal Party of Canada
Spouse	Lise
Residence	Nouvelle-Arcadie, New Brunswick[3]
Alma mater	Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Profession	Businessman

Finnigan and his wife started a bakery and garden centre in Nouvelle-Arcadie, called Mr. Tomato. Finnigan holds a technical diploma in phytology.^[5]

He chaired the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.

He did not run for reelection in the 2021 Canadian federal election. He was subsequently elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 New Brunswick general election, representing the electoral district of Kent North.^[6] On November 1, 2024, it was announced that he was placed on the cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries.^[7]

Electoral record

v t e 2024 New Brunswick general election: Kent North
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Pat Finnigan	3,928	44.81	+9.0
	Green	Kevin Arseneau	3,251	37.09	-5.9
	Progressive Conservative	Carl Cosby	1,441	16.44	-2.2
	People's Alliance	Carole Boudreau	145	1.65	+1.1
Total valid votes			8,765	99.72
Total rejected ballots			25	0.28
Turnout			8,790	67.99
Eligible voters			12,929
	Liberal gain from Green		Swing		+7.5
Source: Elections New Brunswick[8]

v t e 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[9][10]

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[11][12]