Sean Casey | |
|---|---|
 Sean Casey, MP | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage | |
| Assumed office January 30, 2017 | |
| 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 | |
| Assumed office May 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Shawn Murphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16, 1963 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 |
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.
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]
Electoral record
| 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[8][9] | ||||||||
| 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[10] | ||||||||
| 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[11][12] | ||||||||
| 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:[13][14] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "CASEY, Sean, Q.C., B.B.A., LL.B." Parlinfo. Library of Parliament. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ a b "Sean Casey Biography". Liberal Party of Canada. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ Thibodeau, Wayne (24 February 2011). "Casey's name goes on ballot for Liberals in Charlottetown". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Thibodeau, Wayne (25 February 2011). "Casey to do battle in Charlottetown". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Official Voting Results/Forty First General Election 2011 - Charlottetown". Elections Canada. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ Ibbitson, John. "Physicist, financial consultant, green advocate, father – and new Liberal MP". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Roles - Sean Casey - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Charlottetown (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
- ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
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