Sean Casey
MP KC
Sean Casey, MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage
Assumed office
January 30, 2017
MinisterMélanie Joly
Preceded byRandy Boissonnault
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice
In office
December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017
MinisterJody Wilson-Raybould
Preceded byBob Dechert
Robert Goguen
Succeeded byMarco Mendicino
Member of Parliament
for Charlottetown
Assumed office
May 2, 2011
Preceded byShawn Murphy
Personal details
Born (1963-05-16) May 16, 1963 (age 60)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Alma materSt. Francis Xavier University
Dalhousie University
ProfessionAttorney

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

  1. ^ "CASEY, Sean, Q.C., B.B.A., LL.B." Parlinfo. Library of Parliament. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Sean Casey Biography". Liberal Party of Canada. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Official Voting Results/Forty First General Election 2011 - Charlottetown". Elections Canada. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "Roles - Sean Casey - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  8. ^ "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  11. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Charlottetown (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  14. ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election

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