Sean Casey (Canadian politician)

Sean J. Casey MP KC^[1] (born May 16, 1963) is a Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island, Canada. Casey was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 federal election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Charlottetown. Casey previously served as the president of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party.

Sean Casey MP KC
Sean Casey, MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage
In office January 30, 2017 – August 30, 2018
Minister	Mélanie Joly
Preceded by	Randy Boissonnault
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice
In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017
Minister	Jody Wilson-Raybould
Preceded by	Bob Dechert Robert Goguen
Succeeded by	Marco Mendicino
Member of Parliament for Charlottetown
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2, 2011
Preceded by	Shawn Murphy
Personal details
Born	(1963-05-16) May 16, 1963 (age 61) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Alma mater	St. Francis Xavier University Dalhousie University
Profession	Attorney

Early career

Casey was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and educated at St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie Law School. He joined the firm Stewart McKelvey in 1989 (which also included Shawn Murphy, the man he would subsequently replace as MP for Charlottetown), and was made a partner in 1993. From 2003 to 2008 he was president of the Paderno Group of Companies, before returning to Stewart McKelvey as the firm's managing partner, until his resignation to run for office in 2011. From 2009 to 2010, he served as the president of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce. He was also active as a volunteer in both soccer and minor hockey.^[2]

Politics

Casey's first prominent role in politics came when he served as President of the PEI Liberal Party from 2003 to 2007.^[3] He did not reoffer as president after completing his term in 2007, after the party's victory in the 2007 election, stating that with their forming the government after nearly eleven years in opposition, he had accomplished what he had set out to.

When four-term incumbent Shawn Murphy announced his intention not to run in the 2011 Canadian federal election, Casey announced his intent to seek candidacy in the Charlottetown riding.^[4] He was unopposed for the nomination, and won the general election with nearly 40% of the vote.^[5] Casey was one of only two new Liberal MPs elected in the 2011 election (the other being Ted Hsu in Kingston and the Islands).^[6]

Casey served as the Liberal Party's Justice critic during the 41st Parliament.^[2] He was reelected to a second term in the 2015 election.

He was re-elected in 2015, 2019 and 2021. In Parliament, Sean has served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard. He has also previously served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, as well as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage as well as Chair of the Atlantic Liberal Caucus.^[7]

He is currently the Chair of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities and a member of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.^[7]

In the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, he endorsed Chrystia Freeland.^[8]

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Sean Casey	8,919	46.70	+2.44	$72,839.73
	Conservative	Doug Currie	5,932	31.06	+10.77	$77,864.04
	New Democratic	Margaret Andrade	2,048	10.72	-0.52	$3,242.50
	Green	Darcie Lanthier	1,832	9.59	-13.76	none listed
	People's	Scott McPhee	369	1.93	–	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			19,100	98.97	+0.40	$88,991.90
Total rejected ballots			198	1.03	-0.40
Turnout			19,298	71.08	-2.37
Eligible voters			27,150
	Liberal hold		Swing		-4.17
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Sean Casey	8,812	44.26	−12.01	$81,859.21
	Green	Darcie Lanthier	4,648	23.35	+17.57	$36,415.23
	Conservative	Robert A. Campbell	4,040	20.29	+5.47	$46,459.01
	New Democratic	Joe Byrne	2,238	11.24	−11.90	$4,819.38
	Christian Heritage	Fred MacLeod	172	0.86	New	$1,200.90
Total valid votes/expense limit			19,910	100.0		$86,542.92
Total rejected ballots			274	1.36	+0.89
Turnout			20,184	73.45	−2.14
Eligible voters			27,480
	Liberal hold		Swing		−14.79
Source: Elections Canada[11]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Sean Casey	11,910	56.27	+16.79	$133,567.53
	New Democratic	Joe Byrne	4,897	23.14	–1.94	$51,147.58
	Conservative	Ron MacMillan	3,136	14.82	–17.89	$73,560.00
	Green	Becka Viau	1,222	5.77	+3.51	$5,912.52
Total valid votes/expense limit			21,165	99.53		$170,107.74
Total rejected ballots			99	0.47	–0.14
Turnout			21,264	76.24	+6.14
Eligible voters			27,891
	Liberal hold		Swing		+9.36
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Sean Casey	7,292	39.48	-10.58	$61,465.09
	Conservative	Donna Profit	6,040	32.71	+0.60	$48,556.35
	New Democratic	Joe Byrne	4,632	25.08	+12.77	$45,026.11
	Green	Eliza Knockwood	417	2.26	-2.57	$2,301.92
	Christian Heritage	Baird Judson	87	0.47	-0.23	$3,159.86
Total valid votes/expense limit			18,468	100.0	–	$69,664.10
Total rejected ballots			113	0.61	-0.16
Turnout			18,581	70.10	+3.96
Eligible voters			26,507
	Liberal hold		Swing		-5.59
Sources:[14][15]